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Lions RB Kevin Smith suffered a high ankle sprain on Thanksgiving day against the Packers but early reports indicate he could return this weekend against the Saints.
The Detroit Lions released their final injury report on Friday and have listed running back Kevin Smith as questionable. Smith sprained his ankle in the Lions Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers and the initial concern was that it was a high ankle sprain. High ankle sprains usually result in absences of anywhere from two to six weeks, but Smith managed to get back on the practice field this week. He sat out Wednesday's practice but was back and limited on Thursday and Friday.
Smith believes that he will play on Sunday and it sounds like Friday's limited participation was more a precaution than anything else. Smith said his ankle was sore after Thursday's practice but only in the traditional post-practice sore sort of way. If that's the case, it sounds like the ankle injury was less a high ankle sprain and more just a severe regular sprain. If that's the case, it is not surprising he is getting back out there.
Nonetheless, Smith will likely be a game-time decision Sunday evening. The Lions will face the Saints in a Sunday Night Football contest in New Orleans. Given the late nature of the game, you hopefully have Maurice Morris or at least another late-game option in case Smith is an unexpected scratch. We'll be back over the weekend if any additional updates come out before game-time.
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The Detroit Loins are hosting the Green Bay Packers in the first of three Thanksgiving football games on the schedule and these two high powered offenses haven't scored early in the second quarter.
The only thing of note early in this game is an injury to RB Kevin Smith.
The Lions were driving into Green Bay territory when Nate Burleson took a handoff from Matthew Stafford and turned the corner on the reverse and getting the first down. Burleson was tackled and as the play ended Smith came up limping, apparently suffering some sort of leg injury. No word on what's wrong with Smith but the press box announcement is that he's questionable to return with a lower leg injury.
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Kevin Smith Injury Update: Lions RB Limited On Thursday
Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith was back at practice Thursday in a limited fashion a day after sitting out practice. While the Lions would be more comfortable with a full practice from Smith before Sunday, even limited is a step in the right direction. Although Smith was limited, he was able to take part in some team drills. Often times the "limited" classification means they took part in individual drills but not team football drills, so this is a good sign.
Maurice Morris and Keiland Williams would split the carries if Smith is unable to go, but coordinator Scott Linehan was optimistic about Smith being able to play on Sunday. If Smith can play on Sunday, it will be interesting to see how the backup carries are divided up between Morris and Williams. Morris entered last Sunday's game as the starter, but Williams ended up handling more of the carries.
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Dec 15 4:58p by David Fucillo - 0 comments