Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (8-5) and Los Angeles Rams (10-3) have declared their initial Week 15 injury reports as they prepare to square off in an NFC showdown. With this game being played on a Sunday, the Lions’ practice schedule is back on its regular timeline: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, with designations happening after the third day.
Let’s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.
Wright and Arnold landed on injured reserve last week. While the door is still somewhat open for Wright to make a return before the playoffs, Arnold’s season is over as he is headed toward season-ending surgery.
Mahogany has previously suggested that he is nearing a return to the starting lineup, and he took the next step in that process by returning to practice and starting his injury evaluation clock on Wednesday.
“Yeah, I mean, we’re going to work him into practice,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Wednesday. “And yeah, I mean I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to get him at some point here this season.”
Mahogany spoke to the media following practice and suggested that return could happen as soon as this week or next:
Lastly, with the IR updates, Manu was spotted off to the side of practice on Wednesday, working with trainers. This is typically a step toward returning to practice sometime in the next few weeks.
Decker has routinely taken pre-planned practices off to rest his shoulder, so there is not much to worry about here at the moment. Like always, we expect him to return to practice at some point this week, but we will be keeping an eye on the situation just in case.
Anzalone missed practice with an illness, and while that can often be mild, sometimes things can linger and last the week. We’ll have to keep an eye on how he progresses this week.
Branch, who tore his achillies in the Lions’ last game, has had successful surgery, according to Campbell. While he has not yet been placed on injured reserve, that is expected to happen as early as Wednesday or as late as Saturday.
“Yeah, he has. He’s had it repaired, and it sounds like everything went well,” Campbell said of Branch having surgery. “So, they’re always going to give you the 8-12 months (timeline for recovery) or whatever that is from the...
