The Detroit Lions (6-4) and New York Giants (2-9) have declared their initial Week 12 injury reports, and while the Giants were on the practice field, the Lions only ran a walkthrough after a tough road game on Sunday night. With a walkthrough on the docket for Wednesday, all of the Lions’ players’ participation levels are estimates from the coaching staff, assuming the team had run a regular practice.
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.
Injured list updates
- TE Sam LaPorta (back, IR), eligible to return in Week 15
- TE Shane Zylstra (ankle, IR)
- LT Giovanni Manu (knee, IR)
- LG Christian Mahogany (knee, IR) — eligible to return in Week 14
- G Miles Frazier (knee, PUP) — injury evaluation clock has started
- EDGE Marcus Davenport (shoulder, IR) — injury evaluation window has started
- EDGE Josh Paschal (back, NFI) — injury evaluation window has started
- LB Zach Cunningham (hamstring, IR) — eligible to return in Week 13
- CB D.J. Reed (hamstring/IR) — injury evaluation window has started
- CB Khalil Dorsey (wrist, concussion, IR)
LaPorta was added to the injured reserve list ahead of Week 11, and at this time, his potential to return this season appears completely unknown.
“Obviously, it’s enough to where we’re talking about four weeks here,” Lions coach Campbell said on Sunday night. “So, obviously, we’re going to hope that this thing calms down. And after those four games, we can get him back, but we’re really just taking this day-to-day, week-to-week.”
No practice
- LT Taylor Decker (shoulder)
- RT Penei Sewell (ankle)
- CB Terrion Arnold (concussion)
- S Brian Branch (toe) — Injured in Week 11
- S Kerby Joseph (knee)
Sewell, for the third game in a row, required attention from the trainers during this week’s game, but did not miss an offensive snap. In Week 11, he needed a tape job on his left ankle, and the Lions could scale back his practices this week in order to allow that ankle to heal up a bit.
Decker continues to manage his season-long lingering shoulder, and while he has seen some breaks at practice, Detroit opted to give him some rest to start the week.
Arnold suffered a concussion in Week 10 and was unable to practice or play in Week 11. The NFL’s concussion protocols are thorough, but not entirely clear (like they used to be before tweaking them), so we will have to wait and see how Arnold progresses throughout the week before we get a clear picture of his status for the Giants game.
Branch has a new toe injury. It’s too early to know much of anything about it yet, but it’s worth monitoring given the amount of injuries in the secondary.
Joseph has been dealing with his knee injury all season and was shut down several weeks ago, hoping it would improve quickly. Unfortunately, it has been a slow process. While Campbell insists he’s improving, it’s fair to wonder how quickly he’ll re-acclimate to football after missing so much time.
Limited practice
- RB Sione Vaki (ankle)
- WR Isaac TeSlaa (oblique)
- TE Brock Wright (ankle)
- RG Tate Ratledge (knee) — Injured in Week 11
- C Graham Glasgow (knee) — Injured in Week 11
- EDGE Josh Paschal (back, still on NFI) — Days remaining in evaluation: 6
- EDGE Marcus Davenport (shoulder, still on IR) — Days remaining in evaluation: 13
- CB D.J. Reed (hamstring, still on IR) — Days remaining in evaluation: 13
Vaki was limited in practice last week and given a questionable designation. While he played his typical allotment of snaps, he was moved from his kick returner role to a blocking role, but it’s unclear if that was injury-related or strategic.
TeSlaa was added to the injury report on Saturday, but was active on game day and played on 20 offensive snaps, but had just one target in the game. This isn’t far off his normal expectations, but the Lions will likely take things slow with him this week, just to be sure he’s recovered.
Wright stepped into TE1 duties with LaPorta on injured reserve, and did not appear limited by his ankle injury. Because he is expected to hold onto this role for the next three weeks (at a minimum), expectations are that the Lions will be cautious in practice with him.
Ratledge was injured in Week 11 and needed to be examined by trainers. He was able to return, only to exit late in the game again. While he was not on the field for the Lions’ final two drives, he did get on the field for Jake Bates’ late field goal. The following week, after a player is injured during a game, it’s not uncommon for players to take the next practice off. Hopefully, like in the game, we’ll see him return quickly.
Glasgow enters the week on the injury report with a new injury. He did not miss any time on Sunday, and he starts with a limited designation, so there likely isn’t a big concern here, but it’s still worth watching.
Paschal is entering the final week of their 21-day evaluation period. As we saw with Rodriguez last week, even with a dwindling clock, there’s no guarantee that he will be activated this week. The deadline for a decision is on Tuesday, November 25.
Davenport has two weeks remaining in his injury evaluation process, and until we get another update from Campbell, the expectation is that he may need to utilize all of his time.
D.J. Reed could have a chance to potentially return this week, a bit earlier than anticipated, according to comments made by Campbell on Monday. If true, that’ll be a huge boost for the Lions’ secondary and will give Reed time to adjust back to game action against the Giants, which should help get him ready for the Packers on Thanksgiving.
“D.J. Reed looks pretty positive here. We’re going to get him a week of work here and see where he’s at,” Campbell said.
Full Practice
- RB Jacob Saylors (back) — Upgraded to full practice
- WR Kalif Raymond (cramping) — Injured in Week 11
- G Miles Frazier (knee, still on PUP) — Days remaining in evaluation: 6
- LB Malcolm Rodriguez (knee)
Saylors missed Week 10 but returned to mainly limited practice in Week 11 and was also given a questionable designation. Like Vaki, he played his usual number of snaps; however, he was reinstated to his returner role.
Raymond briefly exited Week 11 with some cramping issues, but it would be surprising if that was an issue moving forward.
Frazier being bumped to full practice is something to keep an eye on. He’ll likely still need to ramp up to be considered in the starting lineup because of so much time he missed as a rookie in training camp, but it appears the injury is fully behind him at this point.
Rodriguez was removed from the PUP list on Tuesday, but the Lions used every last minute of his 21-day evaluation period. So while on the active roster, the Lions may continue to take things slow with Rodriguez as he continues his reacclimation.
No longer on the injury report
- EDGE Aidan Hutchinson (elbow)
- CB Amik Robertson (hamstring)
Hutchinson missed one practice last week but played over 90% of defensive snaps in the game and didn’t seem bothered by his elbow injury. He should be in good shape moving forward.
Robertson injured his hamstring last Thursday, but it wasn’t a hindrance late in the week or in the game on Sunday.
Giants’ initial injury report
Starters are bolded
No practice:
- WR Darius Slayton (hamstring)
- TE Thomas Fidone II (foot)
- EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder)
- LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (illness)
- CB Paulson Adebo (knee)
- CB Cor’Dale Flott (personal)
- CB Rico Payton (illness)
Limited practice:
- QB Jaxson Dart (concussion)
- EDGE Chauncey Golston (neck)
- DL Rakeem Núñez-Roches Sr. (toe)
- CB Deonte Banks (hip)
- S Tyler Nubin (neck)
Full practice:
- RB Eric Gray (knee, still on PUP)
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