The Detroit Lions (8-6) and Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 16 matchup. All eyes are on the Lions’ offensive line, as five of their 11 linemen are dealing with injuries, including three starters.
While Taylor Decker (shoulder) and Christian Mahogany (fibula) have been cleared to play, Graham Glasgow (knee) has been ruled out. Glasgow was estimated to have been able to practice on Wednesday during the Lions’ walkthrough, but he showed up as a non-participant on Thursday and Friday, was assigned a questionable designation, and was not cleared in time for this game.
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With Glasgow out—as well as his backup Trystan Colon (wrist)—the Lions have two options to step into the starting role. The Lions could also turn to Michael Niese, who served as the Lions’ backup center last season. But the name to keep an eye on is second-year center Kingsley Eguakun, who was elevated for this game. While a roster elevation doesn’t guarantee him playing time, he opened the season as the Lions’ top reserve at center, and coaches are excited about his upside, so this is familiar territory for him.
If you missed any of the team’s roster transactions this week or need a refresher on our updated depth chart, with position-by-position rankings as well as a visual overview, we’ve got you covered. We also delivered a plethora of game previews leading up to this game, including breaking down the Steelers coaching staff and scheme, Erik’s Keys to Victory (Honolulu Blueprint), Jeremy’s On Paper game preview, Ryan explores 5 questions with a Steelers’ writer, Al gives us this games best statistical matchups, while Brandon makes a bold prediction, and the POD staff makes their pick-em predictions.
With two players elevated for this game, the Lions’ roster sits at 55 players on the game-day roster, and with 48 eligible to play, Detroit needs to declare seven players inactive for today’s matchup.
Lions inactives:
- WR Dominic Lovett
- OL Graham Glasgow (knee)
- OL Trystan Colon (wrist)
- OL Kayode Awosika (foot)
- DL Mekhi Wingo
- DL Tyler Lacy
- S Jalen Mills
Steelers inactives:
- LG Isaac Seumalo (triceps) — Ruled OUT on Friday
- EDGE T.J. Watt (lung) — Ruled OUT on Friday
- EDGE Nick Herbig (hamstring) — Downgraded to OUT on Saturday
- CB James Pierre (calf) — Ruled OUT on Friday
- QB Will Howard (3rd QB)
- RB Kaleb Johnson
- WR Roman Wilson
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