Breaking: Lions’ Taylor Decker Getting Closer to Return, but Packers Game Status Still…
The Detroit Lions are dealing with a ton of injuries on the defensive side of the ball, but there’s also a lingering injury on offense that could have a big impact on the team’s Thursday game against the Green Bay Packers. Left tackle Taylor Decker is dealing with a knee injury that caused him to miss last week’s contest against the Chicago Bears.
On Sunday, Lions coach Dan Campbell offered an update on Decker, and it sounds like his status will be determined close to kickoff.
“(He’s doing) better and better. You know, I still think he’s day-to-day,” Campbell said. “I think it’ll come down to the wire with him whether he can go or not this week. It’s certainly better.”
If Decker can’t go, the Lions will likely lean on Dan Skipper to step into the starting lineup for the second week in a row. What will be interesting to follow is whether Detroit will move Penei Sewell from right tackle to left tackle or just slip Skipper into left tackle. In the two previous games in which Decker missed a game, Skipper just filled in at left tackle, but in both instances, the Lions did not have ample time to get Sewell reps at left tackle during the week of practices. They have a little more time this week, but with Decker’s status up in the air, they may just keep Sewell on the right side in the hopes that Decker clears.
