“No (Seibert) won’t be (returning),” Campbell said. Seibert injured his adductors ( muscles connecting the hip and thigh) and reportedly had successful surgery, per Kicker Central, but it will cost him the remainder of the season. K Austin Seibert (Hip) - placed on IR in Week 10.WR Quintez Cephus (collarbone) - placed on IR in Week 3.Hodge’s illness has passed, and he is ready to return to his starting gunner role. At the end of the day, that’s what it is. “You see it show up, you see it happen, you see him making plays over and over again in practice. “Expect to get him (Benson) back this week, and see him contribute, because you see it,” wide receiver coach Antwaan Randle El said on Wednesday. Benson won’t be left out in the cold though, as the Lions are desperate to find life anywhere they can on offense, and he’ll get a chance to prove himself. He is ready to resume his starting right guard role.īenson lost the last two weeks to a knee injury, and likely his starting spot as well as Josh Reynolds has reestablished his connection with quarterback Jared Goff. Vaitai missed last week’s game with a concussion but appeared to pass the league’s protocols earlier this week.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn take the same approach this week. If neither Nelson nor Sewell can go, Will Holden is OT4 on the roster.īrockers saw his snaps scaled back last week with his knee injury and it opened the door for rookies Levi Onwuzurike and Alim McNeill to have their best games of the season. If Sewell is unable to play, Nelson would be the preferred next man up. The offense could use his presence this week against a Vikings run defense that has been suspect of late, allowing 4.8 yards per carry, 31st worst in the NFL. Nelson was a dominating run blocker in the Lions' sixth offensive lineman role before injury struck. Questionable is a good sign but doesn’t rule out a potential problem. Sewell appeared to injure his shoulder against the Bears on Thanksgiving Day-he didn't miss a snap-but it’s unclear if this injury is a carryover of that or a new issue.
He was limited on Thursday, then again on Friday when a shoulder injury appeared for the first time on the practice report. Sewell was sick earlier in the week and didn't practice on Wednesday. It’s not clear who will replace him at gunner but look for UDFA rookie Mark Gilbert to be the lead candidate. As one of their starting gunners, he’s been an impact player in that important role all season. Price missing this game is another blow to the Lions’ special teams unit. The Lions may not feel JRM’s absence on defense, but special teams will take a hit. At times he has split the BUCK linebacker role with rookie Derrick Barnes, who will now be called upon to start this Sunday. Reeves-Maybin has always been a dynamic special teams player, but he earned a starting role this season after the Lions released Jamie Collins. Expect this trend to continue against the Vikings. Austin Bryant has filled in as the team’s starting SAM (rush) linebacker, but the Lions have also leaned heavily on Julian Okwara to fill in the pass-rushing gaps.
So are the other two backs, (Jermar) Jefferson, Godwin (Igwebuike), and then some of the other just pass production is going to have to come from our receivers and tight ends.” Also ruled OUTįlowers has now missed three games in a row since injuring his knee in overtime at Pittsburgh. Jamaal (Williams) is going to take a lot of that. Where does Swift’s production go now to get it back? I would say we’re trying to find ways to spread it throughout this roster of skill players that we do have. “I think it really becomes that production is by committee now. “It’s not easy to replace a guy like (Swift), as dynamic as he’s been, Campbell continued. Replacing Swift in the starting lineup will be veteran running back Jamaal Williams, but he won’t be asked to shoulder the load alone. You see how he feels day in and day out, but as of right now, he’s pretty tender.” He’s improving, but we’ll see where it goes here. “He’s still sore, but he’s getting better. I’m hoping that, as a matter of fact,” Campbell said. “Right now I feel like he may be a week away. While he will be out for this week’s game, coach Dan Campbell sounded optimistic this may be the only week Swift misses. Swift injured his shoulder on Thanksgiving Day and was unable to finish the contest. The Detroit Lions made their injury designations for their home matchup with the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13 and they will be without three starters: running back D’Andre Swift, EDGE Trey Flowers, and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin.