{"id":652682,"date":"2026-01-04T07:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/652682\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T07:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:24:25","slug":"lions-add-some-insurance-for-banged-up-o-line-from-practice-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/652682\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions add some insurance for banged up O-line from practice squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87915942007-usatsi-27885163.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Lions flop in Minnesota: Dave Birkett, Jeff Seidel analysis<\/p>\n<p>Dave Birkett, Jeff Seidel talk Detroit Lions flop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a> added some insurance for their banged up offensive line before Sunday&#8217;s season finale against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" data-autotag=\"69c69e75-f807-4542-90d2-619e6d4a23b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lions<\/a> placed backup center Trystan Colon on injured reserve with a broken wrist and elevated offensive tackle Chris Hubbard and tight end Zach Horton from the practice squad the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>Hubbard has played in 103 career games and made three starts with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Giants<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions ruled right tackle Penei Sewell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2026\/01\/02\/detroit-lions-ot-penei-sewell-lb-alex-anzalone-out-vs-bears\/87997223007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">out for Sunday&#8217;s game<\/a> with an ankle injury and downgraded backup Gio Manu to out when they decided not to activate him off injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Either Hubbard or Dan Skipper will start at right tackle in Sewell&#8217;s place.<\/p>\n<p>Horton played in one game as a practice squad elevation for the Lions earlier this year, on Thanksgiving against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" data-autotag=\"2b76aec5-0d77-4545-9a2a-f864de5488eb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">WHAT TO WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2026\/01\/03\/detroit-lions-draft-picks-2026\/87996951007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions 2026 first round draft pick: Who to root for in Week 18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lions (8-8) are out of playoff contention but need to beat the Bears to avoid their first losing record since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears (11-5) can clinch the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs with a win or a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" data-autotag=\"c1b3a094-e294-4a77-b1b2-dbdbd5bfa2c5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> loss.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dbirkett@freepress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dbirkett@freepress.com<\/a>. 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