{"id":293144,"date":"2025-10-10T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293144\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:13:10","slug":"lions-chiefs-injury-designations-4-ruled-out-6-game-time-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293144\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions, Chiefs injury designations: 4 ruled OUT, 6 game-time decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Detroit Lions (4-1) and Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) have declared their injury designations ahead of their Week 6 battle on \u201cSunday Night Football,\u201d and it appears the Lions are headed toward several game-time decisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be <strong>bolded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">RB Sione Vaki (groin)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">DT Alim McNeill (ACL \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideofdetroit.com\/detroit-lions-injury-report\/144038\/alim-mcneill-begins-practicing-lions-start-21-day-evaluation-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Still on PUP<\/a>) \u2014 <strong>Days remaining on clock: 11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">LB Zach Cunningham (hamstring)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">CB Terrion Arnold (shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Vaki and Cunningham will miss their third straight game with lingering soft tissue injuries. The fact that neither landed on injured reserve suggests they could be back to practicing soon, but with a bye on the horizon in Week 8, they may not even be able to re-acclimate before that break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">McNeill will remain on the Reserve\/PUP list for another week, but according to Detroit Football Network\u2019s Justin Rogers, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Justin_Rogers\/status\/1976713841380618531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the plan is to return him ahead of the Lions\u2019 Week 7 game against the Bucs<\/a>. When he does return to action, look for the Lions to take it slow with McNeill and limit his snaps in his first game back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI think being smart, you get him 20, 25 plays,\u201d Lions coach Dan Campbell said of McNeill\u2019s snap count expectations when activated. \u201cI think being smart, that\u2019s the right thing to do. Yup, he\u2019d be ready for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Arnold is expected to miss some time, so him being ruled out is not a surprise, but we are still waiting for more clarity on how much time he\u2019ll be expected to miss.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">WR Kalif Raymond (neck)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">LT Taylor Decker (shoulder)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">OT Giovanni Manu (knee)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">DB Avonte Maddox (hamstring)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">DB Brian Branch (ankle)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">S Kerby Joseph (knee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Raymond missed practice on Wednesday but returned to the practice field on Thursday and will have a chance to play on Sunday night. Teams are typically very cautious with neck injuries, so there\u2019s still a possibility he sits this game out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Decker has said that he feels improved and is working toward playing this week. However, after not practicing all week, he could be headed for another week off. That being said, he\u2019s played in games after not practicing all week in the past, so there\u2019s still an outside chance for him to suit up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Manu popped up on the injury report on Thursday and missed practice on Friday. His listing as questionable gives him at least some hope of being available to play this week, if Decker doesn\u2019t\u2014and if Dan Skipper hasn\u2019t jumped him on the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideofdetroit.com\/detroit-lions-injury-report\/145169\/detroit-lions-injuries-brian-branch-secondary-kansas-city-chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Branch, Joseph, and Maddox are all considered \u201cgame-time\u201d decisions<\/a>, according to Campbell, and the loss of any one of them would force the Lions to make some significant changes in their secondary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Branch got in two limited practices this week before having an MRI on Thursday and missing practice on Friday. Campbell said it will come down to \u201chow he\u2019s going to feel for this game,\u201d but also alluded to the fact that he thought he might be available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI feel like we\u2019re going to get him to the game. I really do, but we\u2019ll see. I can\u2019t sit here and guarantee it, either,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Joseph has played after missing multiple practices in a week before, but he typically finds the practice field at least once during the week\u2014which was not the case this time around. His status seems a bit more tenuous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Maddox popped up on the injury report on Thursday, and like with Manu, that is typically an indicator that a player might miss the upcoming game. However, Campbell didn\u2019t close the door on Maddox just yet, grouping him in with the other game-time decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Not listed with an injury designation<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (wrist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">St. Brown missed practice on Wednesday but was able to return to practice on Thursday and Friday, and it looks like he\u2019ll start against the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201dI feel all good,\u201d St. Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s been bugging me for a little (while), but (Wednesday was) just a day to really rest, get my legs back under me. Nothing to worry about. It\u2019ll be all good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiefs\u2019 injury <\/strong>designations<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Note: starters are <strong>bolded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>No injured players are listed with an injury designation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>QB Patrick Mahomes (groin)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">RB Kareem Hunt (calf)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>WR Xavier Worthy (shoulder\/ankle)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>WR Hollywood Brown (ankle)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>RT Jawaan Taylor (knee)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>DT Omarr Norman-Lott (shoulder)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">DE Charles Omenihu (ankle)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>LB Nick Bolton (calf)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">LB Jeffrey Bassa (knee)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">CB Kristian Fulton (ankle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions (4-1) and Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) have declared their injury designations ahead of their Week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":293145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49994,27705,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-293144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-detroit-lions-injury-report","9":"tag-detroit-lions-news","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115352410983048259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}