The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) have announced their initial injury reports as they prepare to face off in Week 18.<\/p>\n
While the Lions don\u2019t plan to rest any of their veterans to get a look at younger players, coach Dan Campbell acknowledged that he will consider shutting down players<\/a> who have been dealing with season-long injuries or who could risk further injury by playing. In those situations, they will put their next best player on the field to try to win the game. Furthermore, Campbell noted that there\u2019s a difference between players who are injured and players who are just working through the aches and pains of the regular season\u2014the latter of which he expects them to play.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, while logical, this approach complicates our ability to analyze an already messy injury list properly. As always, we\u2019ll do our best to decipher the daily injury reports, but don\u2019t be surprised if there are a few unexpected outcomes this week.<\/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.<\/p>\n TE Brock Wright (neck, IR<\/a>)OT Giovanni Manu (knee, IR)<\/a> \u2014 Evaluation clock started<\/a>LB Zach Cunningham (hamstring, IR<\/a>)<\/p>\n With neither Wright nor Cunningham returning to practice this week, it looks like their season could be over.<\/p>\n WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee\/ankle) \u2014 reaggravated in Week 17RT Penei Sewell (ankle) \u2014 reaggravated in Week 17LG Christian Mahogany (illness) \u2014 New ailmentOL Kayode Awosika (illness) \u2014 New ailmentIOL Trystan Colon (wrist)DT Alim McNeill (abdomen) \u2014 reaggravated injury in Week 17LB Alex Anzalone (concussion) \u2014 injured in Week 17SAF Thomas Harper (concussion) \u2014 injured in Week 17<\/p>\n St. Brown appeared to be bothered by his existing knee injury in Week 17 and is considered \u201cday-to-day\u201d by coach Dan Campbell. While his availability is still in question for this weekend, Campbell noted that St. Brown \u201cwants to go\u201d and his injury is not long-term, which means there\u2019s a chance he can play against Chicago.<\/p>\n Sewell appeared to aggravate his ankle injury in Week 17, but he managed to play through it. It\u2019s possible that he missed this practice because it was a maintenance day, or it could be a sign that he made it worse. We\u2019ll likely find out more in the coming days.<\/p>\n Mahogany and Awosika have been on the injury report for lower-body injuries in recent weeks, but it looks like they\u2019ve put those injuries behind them. However, they are the latest players to deal with an illness that has been making its way through the locker room.<\/p>\n Colon has been dealing with a wrist injury for a few weeks now, and while it\u2019s limited him at separate times, he\u2019s also shown he\u2019s been able to play through it.<\/p>\n McNeill appeared to aggravate his abdominal injury early in Week 17 and was forced from the game. Like with most players on the report this week, his status is very much up in the air.<\/p>\n Anzalone and Harper were both concussed in Week 17 and are currently in the NFL\u2019s concussion protocol. It\u2019s a wait-and-see approach for both defensive starters.<\/p>\n