The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have released their latest injury reports as both teams prepare for a Christmas Day showdown. The Lions held another walkthrough on Tuesday, meaning each player\u2019s practice participation level is estimated by the coaching staff, projecting each injured player\u2019s involvement had there been a regular practice.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
RB David Montgomery (illness) \u2014 added to the injury report on TuesdayDB Avonte Maddox (back\/illness)<\/p>\n
Montgomery missed Tuesday\u2019s practice due to illness, and while most times players return from illnesses in time for a game, kickoff is just 48 hours away, so he\u2019ll need to get rested up quickly.<\/p>\n
Maddox played nearly the entire game last Sunday, and with him now in a starting safety role, it\u2019s entirely possible that he may be getting the veteran treatment. However, back injuries can be tricky, so his status could be in flux heading into this game. Additionally, Maddox also had an \u201cillness\u201d added to his injury report, so like Montgomery, it\u2019ll be another thing to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) \u2014 upgraded from no practiceLT Taylor Decker (shoulder) \u2014 upgraded from no practiceLG Christian Mahogany (fibula)OL Trystan Colon (wrist)OT Giovanni Manu (knee) \u2014 Days remaining in injury evaluation clock<\/a>: 13WR Tom Kennedy (abdomen)DT Alim McNeill (abdomen)EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad (knee)EDGE Marcus Davenport (shoulder)CB Amik Robertson (hand)<\/p>\n St. Brown\u2019s injury evaluation on Monday revealed some positive results, but with the Lions playing on a short week, he\u2019s not out of the woods just yet.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s positive news, but there\u2019s a little irritation,\u201d coach Dan Campbell said about St. Brown on Tuesday. \u201cSo, short week; we\u2019ll see, but I would say it\u2019s still positive news.\u201d<\/p>\n Decker has only practiced one time in the previous two weeks, yet he hasn\u2019t missed a game snap. So his taking things slow on a short week isn\u2019t surprising, and he\u2019s still expected to start on Thursday.<\/p>\n Mahogany was removed from injured reserve last week and played every snap in Week 16; however, he was walking with a noticeable limp in the locker room following the game, and could use some lighter work heading into this game. He\u2019s still expected to start at left guard.<\/p>\n Colon was able to practice last week but was held out of the game. If he\u2019s ready to play this week, he could challenge Eguakun for reps if Glasgow is out again.<\/p>\n Manu has been in the injury evaluation window for a week now, leaving him plenty of time to be evaluated over the next two weeks. With the Lions stocked up with 11 offensive linemen on the 53-man roster, there\u2019s no rush to bring him back.<\/p>\n Kennedy didn\u2019t leave Week 16 with an injury, but wasn\u2019t spotted in the locker room after the game, suggesting he was feeling it post-game. He could also be getting the veteran treatment, allowing him to rest up so that he\u2019ll have a chance to play this Thursday.<\/p>\n McNeill played 76% of defensive snaps on Sunday<\/a>, was available in the locker room post-game, and didn\u2019t appear to exit the game with any discomfort. He, like a lot of others in this report, could be getting some limited action in order to allow him to recover on a short week.<\/p>\n Muhammad is dealing with a knee injury, which is mildly concerning, but he managed to play a typical number of snaps for his role. At this time, there doesn\u2019t seem to be too much to be worried about, and ideally, they\u2019ll be able to get him healthy enough to play on Thursday.<\/p>\n Davenport did briefly exit the game on Sunday, so his injury could require a bit more attention than several other Week 16 injuries. However, he was able to return to the game, which is an encouraging sign.<\/p>\n Robertson injured his hand in Week 15 and played with a club on his injury in Week 16. He\u2019ll continue to get lighter practices and game responsibilities while he heals up, but should still be available against the Vikings.<\/p>\n C Graham Glasgow (knee) \u2014 upgraded from limited practice<\/p>\n Glasgow returned to a limited practice on Monday, then was upgraded to an estimated full practice on Tuesday, but with the Lions only holding walkthroughs this week, it\u2019s going to be difficult to know if he\u2019ll be ready for live action on a short week. If he\u2019s unable to play, the Lions appear confident in Kingsley Eguakun\u2019s ability to step in at center again this week.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I was encouraged by Kingsley,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cI thought he did a good job. So, we\u2019re kinda weighing (him starting) right now, too. And then Graham\u2019s delt with this knee a little bit, so we\u2019re thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Note: Starters are bolded.<\/p>\n QB J.J. McCarthy (right hand) \u2014 has been ruled OUT<\/a>RB Jordan Mason (ankle) \u2014 considered a \u201clongshot\u201d to play<\/a>TE T.J. Hockenson (shoulder)C Ryan Kelly (concussion)RB Aaron Jones (ankle)RT Brian O\u2019Neill (heel) \u2014 returned to practiceNT Javon Hargrave (thigh)LB Eric Wilson (thumb)RB Ty Chandler (knee \u2014 still on IR)TE Gavin Bartholomew (back \u2014 still on IR)LB Austin Keys (ankle)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions (8-7) and Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have released their latest injury reports as both teams prepare…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[16516,4992,349,99],"class_list":["post-367570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-detroit-lions-injury-report","tag-detroit-lions-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}