The Detroit Lions (8-6) and Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6) have declared their Thursday injury reports as they prepare to face off in Week 16 at Ford Field.<\/p>\n
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 bolded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Glasgow was not on the injury report on Wednesday, but was added with a knee injury on Thursday, which is a less-than-ideal situation. Mid-week injuries can often be too challenging to overcome, but with the Lions holding a walkthrough Wednesday, it may not be as bad as it appears on the surface.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that until last week, Glasgow was previously listed with a knee injury, so his not practicing could mean that he either: Needed a rest day because his knee was still bothering him (a common practice with veterans), or he is dealing with a new injury\/reaggravation that prevented him from practicing. Unfortunately, that leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions and a wide range of outcomes for his availability on Sunday.<\/p>\n Joseph continues to miss practice after suffering a setback last week, and it\u2019s fair to wonder if he\u2019ll play again this season, or if the Lions will consider shutting him down.<\/p>\n Decker returned to practice on Thursday after taking Wednesday off to rest his shoulder. It\u2019s common for him to miss a practice or two each week, so there isn\u2019t anything concerning with his health at this stage of the week.<\/p>\n Colon is sorting through a new injury this week, but he\u2019s practiced both days, which puts him on track to be available for the Lions this weekend. Fortunately for the Lions, Kayode Awosika and Christian Mahogany\u2014who are both ahead of Colon on the depth chart\u2014are practicing in full this week, helping the Lions solidify some interior offensive line depth.<\/p>\n Manu has officially returned to the practice field (Wednesday\u2019s practice was a walkthrough and an estimated participation level), thus starting his injury evaluation clock. He\u2019ll now have 21 days in the window to be evaluated by the coaching staff, who have already set their eyes on getting him ready for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for Gio, he needs reps,\u201d Lions coach Dan Campbell said. \u201cPractice reps, get out there against our defense, against (Marcus) Davenport and (Aidan Hutchinson) Hutch in real-time practice. There\u2019s not a ton of them, and it\u2019s not like training, but he just needs reps, man. He cannot get enough reps. And if we\u2019re able to use him or there\u2019s something there this year, that\u2019s a bonus. It\u2019s really about getting him\u2014will this set him up better for next year? Training camp, going into that next year. That\u2019s really it.\u201d<\/p>\n Robertson was practicing with his hand injury and is currently trending toward playing, potentially with a club on his hand, according to yesterday\u2019s locker room conversation with Jeremy Reisman.<\/p>\n Vaki continues to play through his thumb injury and has even shown a bit of a spark on special teams in recent games. This is the first full practice he\u2019s gotten in some time, so he\u2019s almost certainly good to go this week.<\/p>\n Mahogany got in a full week of limited practices and continues to make progress toward returning from injured reserve this week. The Lions are hopeful they can get him back this weekend and start him at left guard on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cLast week, certainly was, \u2018Okay, that looked pretty good.\u2019 But also knew he wasn\u2019t ready. So, we\u2019re hopeful,\u201d Campbell said of Mahogany possibly returning to game action this weekend. \u201cIt\u2019s a good question. I mean, I\u2019m kind of hoping. It looks pretty good. I hope he feels good, but we\u2019ll know more really by Friday. So, full speed (Thursday), Friday he\u2019ll go through, and then we\u2019ll see if he can go.\u201d<\/p>\n Awosika returned to practice last week but was unable to play in the game. However, he\u2019s increased his participation levels this week, suggesting he may be on track to return and could end up starting at left guard if needed.<\/p>\n Harper has now stacked multiple practices, and while he wasn\u2019t able to clear the NFL\u2019s concussion protocols last week, his chances look improved based on his participation levels. The Lions would greatly benefit if he were able to return to a starting safety role.<\/p>\n Steelers\u2019 injury repor<\/strong>t<\/p>\n\n
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