The Detroit Lions (4-6) held a walk-through practice as they prepare for a Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Houston Texans (3-7). Tuesday offered another set of estimated practice results as they only performed a walk-through, but it was full of both good and bad news.
Good news: D’Andre Swift returned to a limited practice and has a chance to play on Sunday if he continues to progress through the league’s concussion protocol. Bad News: Kenny Golladay was downgraded to no practice and appears unlikely to play.
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
No Practice
| Player | Injury | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Designation |
| Kenny Golladay | Hip | Limited Practice* | No Practice* | ||
| Da’Shawn Hand | Groin | No Practice* | No Practice* | ||
| Jeff Okudah | Shoulder | No Practice* | No Practice* | ||
| Mike Ford | Concussion | No Practice* | No Practice* |
*estimate
For the second week in a row, Golladay was a mid-week downgrade on the injury report. Things are not looking good for his chance of playing on Thursday.
Hand and Okudah being listed as estimated non-participants is not good news for their availability, as it is an indicator that trainers are not seeing improvements in their injuries.
Ford not being listed as a participant in any capacity means he will not be able to clear the league’s concussion protocols and will miss this week’s game. The Lions will once again be on the hunt to find a new starting gunner.
Limited practice
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Designation |
| Matthew Stafford | Thumb | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| D’Andre Swift | Concussion | No Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Danny Amendola | Hip | No Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Marvin Hall | Toe | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| T.J. Hockenson | Toe | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Hal Vaitai | Foot | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Jonah Jackson | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Austin Bryant | Thigh | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Jarrad Davis | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Christian Jones | Knee | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* | ||
| Reggie Ragland | Ankle | Limited Practice* | Limited Practice* |
*estimate
Swift and Amendola were upgraded today, improving their chances of being available on Thursday.
Swift being listed as limited means he is progressing through the league’s protocols and likely only has two steps remaining in order to be cleared to play: 1) get in practice with contact on Wednesday; 2) be medically cleared by an independent doctor — which could also happen ahead of Thursday.
Everyone else appears to be on the right track to play this week. The only note on the remaining players listed here is on Vaitai, as it’s not clear if he was benched last week or if it was injury-related.
At his Tuesday press conference, coach Matt Patricia said Vaitai “is out there battling every day, and I think he’s pushing through some things that have restricted him a little bit.” Which didn’t really clarify what happened with Vaitai last Sunday.
Full Practice
| Player | Injury | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Designation |
| Will Harris | Groin | Limited Practice* | Full Practice* |
*estimate
Harris being estimated to have been available to participate in a full practice means the trainers are liking what they see with his injury.
Texans’ Report
This section will be filled in one the Texans release their Tuesday injury report.