Already shorthanded, the Detroit Lions will face the Arizona Cardinals without starting left guard Jonah Jackson. The team’s ironman on the offensive line is one of the big names on the inactive player list for Week 15.
The Lions ruled out RB D’Andre Swift and OLB Julian Okwara in the final injury report on Friday. With several players, including RB Jamaal Williams, still on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the inactive player list doesn’t necessarily reflect just how decimated the Detroit roster is at this point in the season.
Jackson was questionable with a back injury on that final injury update, and it will keep him out. He was the only Lions offensive player to play every snap to this point of the season.
Safety Tracy Walker also appears on the inactive list. Walker was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday but isn’t quite ready for game action. He missed Week 14 as well.
Also inactive:
WR Trinity Benson
QB David Blough
OT Will Holden
The Cardinals inactive players:
Week 15 Inactives: pic.twitter.com/th9loS2NTR
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) December 19, 2021