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D’Andre Swift and Austin Bryant downgraded to Doubtful for Week 13

The Detroit Lions announced that they have downgraded running back D’Andre Swift and EDGE Austin Bryant to doubtful for their Week 13 game vs the Chicago Bears.

The Detroit Lions announced that they have downgraded running back D’Andre Swift and EDGE Austin Bryant to Doubtful for their Week 13 game vs the Chicago Bears.

Additionally, the Lions have added running back Jonathan Williams to the injury report, listing him as Questionable with a hip injury.

Swift missed the last two games with a concussion but was able to clear the league’s protocols in time to play this week. Unfortunately, in a stroke of bad luck, he was hampered by a non-COVID-19/non-concussion related illness. That illness caused him to miss practice on Thursday and Friday, and after being evaluated on Saturday, the team downgraded him to Doubtful to play on Sunday.

Bryant (thigh) also missed the last two games, and despite being a limited participant in practice all three days this week, a Saturday examination ahead of team travel led to a downgrade in his status as well.

Williams was a full participant in practice all week and was not listed on the injury report. Unfortunately, he too was also flagged pre-travel and added to the injury report with a hip injury.

The Lions will enter this week’s game with two healthy running backs in Kerryon Johnson and Adrian Peterson, as well as just two healthy EDGE rushers in Romeo Okwara and Everson Griffen.

Detroit Lions downgrade Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant to OUT for Week 11

The Detroit Lions announced that they have downgraded defensive linemen Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant to OUT for their Week 11 game against the Carolina Panthers.

The Detroit Lions announced that they have downgraded defensive linemen Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant to OUT for their Week 11 game against the Carolina Panthers.

Couple today’s news with yesterday’s injury declarations — D’Andre Swift, Kenny Golladay, and Danny Amendola — and the Lions have announced five players OUT this week, with four of them being starters.

Hand injured his groin mid-week, and while he was able to get in some limited work at the end of the week, he was apparently not able to pass the Saturday medical checks ahead of the team traveling to Carolina.

Bryant (thigh) was unable to practice on Wednesday, and like Hand, got in some limited work late in the week before being downgraded today.

When Nick Williams was injured last week, Frank Herron was called up from the practice squad to fill in at defensive tackle. Now Hand’s injury puts the Lions in the same situation once again, so don’t be surprised if Herron — whom the team protected this week — is once again called up to fill in.

At defensive end, the Lions practice squad depth is thin, with only Kareem Martin on the depth chart. The Lions have protected him once this season but he seems like an unlikely call-up with pressing needs elsewhere — specifically at wide receiver, where elevating Mohamad Sanu (also protected this week) makes more sense.

Joe Dahl downgraded to OUT for Lions Week 9 vs Vikings

The Detroit Lions have downgraded interior offensive lineman Joe Dahl to OUT for their Week 9 game vs the Minnesota Vikings.

The Detroit Lions have downgraded interior offensive lineman Joe Dahl to OUT for their Week 9 game vs the Minnesota Vikings.

Dahl got in a limited practice on Wednesday but was unable to practice on Thursday or Friday and was given a questionable injury designation for Sunday.

With the team traveling to Minnesota on Saturday, the Lions will typically examine their injured players in the morning to see if their health is trending in the right direction. If they are not improving, they will be downgraded, will not travel with the team, and will be left behind in Allen Park in order to speed up their rehabilitation process.

Dahl did not improve enough to make the trip, but Hal Vaitai did, so it’s presumed that the Lions will revert back to the offensive line combination they used the three weeks prior to last week’s game:

Left tackle Left guard Center Right guard Right tackle
Taylor Decker Jonah Jackson Frank Ragnow Hal Vaitai Tyrell Crosby

With Dahl out, the Lions currently have eight active offensive linemen, meaning they can still take advantage of the league’s new rule of expanding their game-day roster from 46- to 48-players. But, with Vaitai still maintaining a questionable label, and Decker missing practice on Wednesday, the team could elevate one of their practice squad offensive linemen — Marcus Martin, Beau Benzschawel, or Dan Skipper —  for insurance.

Seahawks guard Mike Iupati downgraded to out for Week 7 in Arizona

Seattle Seahawks guard Mike Iupati has been downgraded from questionable to out for Week 7 against the Cardinals due to a back injury.

The Seattle Seahawks had only ruled out safety Jamal Adams on Friday ahead of the team’s Week-7 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. The only other player noted on the injury report was guard Mike Iupati, who was listed as questionable to play.

Seattle Has now downgraded Iupati to “out” for Sunday night due to his back injury.

“He’s struggled this week some,” coach Pete Carroll had said Friday. “It was an uncomfortable couple days, so we have to see how he is by the weekend and all that, and for next week. We’ve got to see, we’ve got to get Mike so he’s healed and that he has returned fully because it has nagged him a little bit, so I’m a little concerned about that.”

Jordan Simmons, who got the nod for Iupati in Week 5, will likely get the start once again.

Kickoff is set for 5:20 p.m. PT at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

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Desmond Trufant downgraded to OUT for Week 3

The Detroit Lions announced they have downgraded Desmond Trufant (hamstring) to OUT for their Week 3 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Detroit Lions announced they have downgraded cornerback Desmond Trufant to OUT for their Week 3 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.

After missing last week, and most of last week, with a hamstring injury, Trufant was able to return to a limited practice on Thursday and Friday, but was still listed with a doubtful designation on the final Week 3 injury report.

This absence means the Lions will likely continue to start Amani Oruwariye and rookie Jeff Okudah on the outside at corner and Darryl Roberts lining up in the slot.

While Okudah had an uninspiring start to his NFL career in Week 2, matching up against Davante Adams, it’s unclear if he will draw another difficult assignment in Week 3 with DeAndre Hopkins on the docket.

As suggested by our own Zack Moran in this week’s Honolulu Blueprint, the Lions would probably be better served to deploy Oruwariye against Hopkins, as Hopkins is a stylistic match to the types of receivers Oruwariye is typically comfortable with.

Lions downgrade DT Nick Williams to OUT for Week 2

The Detroit Lions announced they have downgraded defensive tackle Nick Williams to OUT for their Week 2 matchup with the Green bay Packers.

The Detroit Lions announced they have downgraded defensive tackle Nick Williams to OUT for their Week 2 matchup with the Green bay Packers.

Williams was limited with a shoulder injury all three days of practice this week and while he got in some work, coach Matt Patricia sounded concerned about his status at his morning press conferences.

“Nick Williams will be out there,” Patricia said. “We’ll see how it goes at the start of practice and progress forward from there.”

Williams saw the most snaps at defensive tackle in Week 1 — 63-percent of defensive snaps — and he will be replaced in the starting lineup by Da’Shawn Hand. Typically used as a chess piece, Hand saw 45-percent of snaps himself and the depth beyond him is minimal.

Danny Shelton will continue to play at the nose tackle position, and John Penisini will back him up, but there are no other players on the active roster capable of playing the 3/5-technique.

Fortunately, both Kevin Strong and Frank Herron are on the Lions practice squad and one of them could be promoted to the active roster ahead of the game.

It’s unlikely both would be promoted because the Lions are also suffering injuries at starting positions elsewhere on the roster, including already ruling out, wide receiver Kenny Golladay, left guard Joe Dahl, and cornerback Desmond Trufant. Right tackle Hal Vaitai didn’t practice all week and is questionable, further complicating matters.

Expect Strong and veteran offensive lineman Kenny Wiggins to be promoted to the active roster for depth.