Week 9: Lions – Vikings Thursday Injury Report

Both the Lions and Vikings saw some movement in their injured players yesterday, but one team is trending the right way and the other is not.

Vikings

Thursday: The Vikings appeared to be getting back Christian Darrisaw after Wednesday, but then he missed Thursday and is now trending the wrong way. That would be a big blow, as O’Neil is also limited, and McCarthy is going to need all the help he can get. The one positive was that Greenard was a full participant, but his impact will have to be seen, as he is a big bruising ILB and the Lions speed may make him a non0-factor in the game. Every other player kept the same designation as Wednesday.

Wednesday: The Vikings have been hit hard by injuries over the last month or so, but they also saw some relief with a bunch of guys back to practice that have been hurt. The DNPs were CJ Ham and backups Jeff Okudah and John Oliver. The Full Practice guys are all starters in JJ McCarthy, Andrew Van Ginkel & Christian Darrisaw (FP) along with LPs Brian O’Neil, Jonathan Greenard and Isiah Rodgers. Areas of concern continue to be the OL with guys nicked up and LCB, where both Rodgers and Okudah are also banged up.

Lions

Thursday: The big news was that Taylor Decker was a full participant in practice for the first time in over a month, indicating he is finally getting over the shoulder ailment that has plagued him most of the year. The other positive was that AQM went from Limited to Full Participant, and Terrion Arnold was also a full participant for the second day in a row, indicating all will play. The bad news is that Kerby joseph continues to miss time due to his ailing knee and likely will sit this week once again, but with Brain Branch Back form suspension and Thomas Harper playing admirably, his loss may be able to be mitigated. The rest of the Lions retained their same level of practice participation, so the report later today will shed light on who is in and out.

Wednesday: The Lions came out of the bye week with only two players Not Practicing in Kerby Joseph and Craig Reynolds. Both were expected based on comments earlier this week form Dan Campbell, so no surprises there. The positives were that Terrion Arnold was a full participant, and two injured guys, Malcolm Rodriguez and Daniel Thomas were both back at practice, albeit Limited. The rest of the list includes AQM (Hamstring was his mystery injury), Decker, Maddox and Sione Vaki all back limited, but on the field.