With their roster getting healthier every day, the Detroit Lions have elected to not elevate any practice squad players for their Week 4 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.
This is the second week in a row that the Lions have opted to keep their active roster at 53-players. And like last week, as long as the Lions keep eight offensive linemen active on their game roster they can expand their game roster to 48-players — meaning they would only need to declare five of their 53-players inactive, instead of the traditional seven.
Inactives will vary from week-to-week depending on the matchup, but if we look back at last week’s inactive and this week’s injury report we see some crossover.
Safety C.J. Moore has already been ruled OUT this week with a groin injury and will be included as one of the five inactive players. Rookie tight end Hunter Bryant was ruled out last week and is currently listed as questionable on this week’s report, he will likely be a game-time decision. Desmond Trufant was also out last week and listed as questionable this week, but he is expected to play and start on Sunday. Other players listed as questionable this week include Da’Shawn Hand, Christian Jones, Darryl Roberts.
Rookie guard Logan Stenberg was a healthy scratch last week, and with the rest of the offensive line healthy, he looks like the ninth offensive linemen on the depth chart once again. The fifth player on last week’s inactive list was Ty Johnson, but he was released earlier in the week and claimed by the New York Jets.
The Lions will announce their inactive list at 11:30 a.m. EST on Sunday.
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