Detroit Lions Week 13 injury report: Kenny Golladay, Jeff Okudah miss Wednesday’s practice

Examining the Detroit Lions injuries on the Week 13 Wednesday practice report as they prepare to face the Chicago Bears.

The Detroit Lions (4-7) are traveling to Chicago to take on the Bears (5-6) in Week 13 and they had 10 players injured entering Wednesday’s practice. Five of them were able to see limited work in practice, while the other five missed practice altogether.

Here’s a look at the Lions’ full injury report, with the updated changes in injury status listed in bold.

Injured reserve

No Practice

Player Injury Monday Tuesday Wednesday Designation
Kenny Golladay Hip No Practice
Quintez Cephus Non-injury No Practice
Da’Shawn Hand Groin No Practice
Christian Jones Knee No Practice
Jeff Okudah Shoulder No Practice

Interim coach Darrell Bevell said at his press conference this morning that “Kenny’s (Golladay) working. He’s trying to get himself back, and he continues to go each and every day. There’s been progress there.”

While there is progress, Golladay has already missed five games in a row, suggesting he had a setback sometime in the last couple of weeks. The fact that he is still not on the field today, could be an indicator to set expectations low.

Hand has not practiced in two weeks and after not practicing today, he is at risk of missing yet another game.

Jones has been dealing with a knee injury for nearly two months now but has played through it each week. Typically he practices in a limited fashion and this looks like a rest day more than an injury downgrade.

The Lions cornerback group is banged up and Okudah not practicing — especially after Trufant was placed on IR today — is somewhat concerning. On a positive note, the Lions did not sign another corner to the active roster, giving a subtle indication they think they have enough players to cover, and that could be a good sign for Okudah.

Limited practice

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Designation
Matthew Stafford Thumb Limited Practice
D’Andre Swift Concussion Limited Practice
Danny Amendola Hip Limited Practice
Austin Bryant Thigh Limited Practice
Mike Ford Concussion Limited Practice

Stafford has played through his thumb injury the last two weeks and him getting limited work at practice is only maintenance-related.

“I think he’s close,” Bevell said of Swift this morning. “It’s really hard to say. I think it (has) kind of been a little bit up-and-down for him. So, each day’s a little bit different as we come in. What we do is we take him through – it’s progressing so far, take him through it, then see the next day how he reacts to it. Some days there’s a step forward, some days you have to (say), ‘OK, I’ve got to stay here at this level,’ and we’ll continue to work from there.”

After missing the last two weeks, Amendola may finally be turning a corner.

Bryant was not expected to practice today, so the fact that he got in some work is a good sign he is improving faster than expected.

Like Swift, Ford is progressing through the league’s concussion protocols, and getting an opportunity to practice means he is moving forward through the process.

Full Practice

Player Injury Monday Tuesday Wednesday Designation
No Players Full Practice

There are no players listed in this section at this current time.

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