The Detroit Lions (4-6) have declared the injury designations for their Week 12 Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Houston Texans (3-7), and six players have been ruled out including starting wide receivers Kenny Golladay and Danny Amendola.
Here’s a look at the Lions’ full injury report, with the updated changes in injury status listed in bold.
Injured reserve
- TE Hunter Bryant (IR) began practicing on November 11th
- JACK Julian Okwara (IR) is eligible to return at any time
- EDGE Trey Flowers (IR) is eligible to return at anytime
- CB Darryl Roberts (IR) is eligible to return at anytime
- OL Hal Vaitai (IR) is eligible to return after Week 14
Vaitai was added to injured reserve earlier today and he will be unable to play until after Week 14 at the earliest. As we have seen with the players listed above, eligibility does not necessarily mean a player will return on time.
Ruled OUT
| Player | Injury | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Designation |
| Kenny Golladay | Hip | Limited Practice* | No Practice* | No Practice | OUT |
| Danny Amendola | Hip | No Practice* | Limited Practice* | No Practice | OUT |
| Da’Shawn Hand | Groin | No Practice* | No Practice* | No Practice | OUT |
| Austin Bryant | Thigh | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice | OUT |
| Jeff Okudah | Shoulder | No Practice* | No Practice* | No Practice | OUT |
| Mike Ford | Concussion | No Practice* | No Practice* | No Practice | OUT |
*estimate
Golladay’s contract season is beginning to look like a lost one, as he is inactive yet again, making this his sixth game missed on the season — he has only partially played in five.
Golladay isn’t the only starting receiver out as Amendola will miss his second week in a row. Based on last week’s depth chart, Marvin Hall will likely take on Golladay’s starting role, while Jamal Agnew will rep in Amendola’s place. This also further explains the move to add Mohamad Sanu to the active roster earlier today.
Hand and Bryant will also be missing their second consecutive game, and practice squad defensive tackle Albert Huggins has been elevated to the active roster to give back end depth.
Dee Virgin was also elevated to the active roster. He will give the Lions depth at corner and will almost assuredly take over Ford’s starting gunner position. With Ford and Oruwariye OUT, the Lions only have four cornerbacks available on the active roster this week: Desmond Trufant, Justin Coleman, Amani Oruwariye (who is injured and listed as questionable), and Virgin.
Questionable
| Player | Injury | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Designation |
| D’Andre Swift | Concussion | No Practice* | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice | Questionable |
| Reggie Ragland | Ankle | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice | Questionable |
| Amani Oruwariye | Back | Not Listed | Not Listed | Limited Practice | Questionable |
*estimate
Swift has now completed one non-contact and one practice with contact and will just need to receive medical clearance from an independent doctor outside of Allen Park in order to be cleared of his concussion. If he passes this final stage of the league’s protocol, he would be available to play on Thursday.
Ragland has been limited all week after injuring his ankle last Sunday, but signs point towards him being available as well.
Oruwariye being added to the injury report the day before a game is not ideal. It’s unclear if he injured his back today or earlier in the week, but the fact that he is listed as Questionable instead of OUT is a positive sign. He looks like he may be headed for a game-time decision tomorrow.
No injury designation
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Designation |
| Matthew Stafford | Thumb | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Full Practice | No designation |
| Marvin Hall | Toe | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Full Practice | No designation |
| T.J. Hockenson | Toe | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Full Practice | No designation |
| Jonah Jackson | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Full Practice | No designation |
| Jarrad Davis | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice | No designation |
| Christian Jones | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice | No designation |
| Will Harris | Groin | Limited Practice* | Full Practice* | Full Practice | No designation |
*estimate
Five starters have been upgraded from a limited to full practice today and no name among them is bigger than quarterback Matthew Stafford. He, along with coaches, have insisted Stafford has not been impeded by his injured thumb and a full practice backs this up.