The Detroit Lions returned to the practice field on Thursday as they prepare to host the New Orleans Saints in Week 4 and they added a new name to today’s injury report.
Here’s a look at the Lions’ injury report, with the updated changes in injury status listed in bold.
Injured reserve/PUP list
- RB Bo Scarbrough — eligible to return at any time
- CB Mike Ford — eligible to return at any time
- CB Justin Coleman — eligible to return in Week 5
- LG Joe Dahl — eligible to return in Week 5
- EDGE Austin Bryant (PUP) — eligible to return in Week 7
No Practice
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Designation |
| C.J. Moore | Groin | No Practice | No Practice |
Moore not returning today is bad news for his availability for the weekend. He will get another shot to practice tomorrow, but even if he is able to get in a limited practice the outlook doesn’t look great.
Limited Practice
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Designation |
| Hunter Bryant | Hamstring | Limited Practice | Limited Practice | ||
| Da’Shawn Hand | Chest | Limited Practice | Limited Practice | ||
| Desmond Trufant | Hamstring | Limited Practice | Limited Practice | ||
| Daryl Roberts | Hip | Not listed | Limited Practice |
Roberts was added to the injury report today and it’s not clear if this was planned ahead of time or if it happened during today’s practice. During his morning press conference, coach Matt Patricia mentioned that he thought Ty Johnson would be limited at practice but he is not on the injury report. It’s entirely possible he misspoke and said Johnson instead of Roberts — or this could be a completely separate issue.
Regardless, adding Roberts — currently, the lions starting slot corner — is not great news, but with Trufant trending up, the Lions should still have three starting level corners available on Sunday — with Amani Oruwariye and Jeff Okudah rounding out the starting group.
Speaking of Trufant, he looked very active during the portions available to the media today, per this week’s pool reporter. This could be some much-needed depth in the Lions secondary.
Another limited practice for Hand is encouraging for his status for the weekend, and with a limited defensive front, keeping him healthy is a must.
Bryant has now strung together back-to-back limited practices for the first time since training camp. With the Saints struggling to cover tight ends, if he is healthy, he could be immediately used.
“Certainly we’ve wanted to have him out there and we haven’t,” Patricia said at his morning press conference. “But he’s working his way back and we’ll progress that as much as we can through safely returning him to play and get back to that skillset of what he was showing us before he got hurt because that was really good.”
Full Practice
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Designation |
| Full Practice |
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