Team news: Detroit Lions

Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) practiced Thursday

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta looks like he'll be a full-go for Week 12, and he gets a Colts defense that ranks 30th in TE aFPA. He should be considered above streaming options as a TE1.

The Lions ruled out TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) for Sunday's game vs. Jacksonville.

Related Players: Brock Wright, Shane Zylstra

LaPorta's mediocre sophomore season could have gotten a great boost here against a soft Jaguars defense, but no luck. Brock Wright is an interesting "close your eyes and click" option for very deep leagues.

No practice for Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) on Friday.

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta's mediocre sophomore season would get a little bit worse if he's forced out of this great matchup against the Jaguars. It's such a good matchup that it likely puts Wright into streaming consideration in (much) deeper leagues. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but give the rest of the Lions pass-catchers a slight bump if the starting TE misses Week 11.

Dan Campbell says Sam LaPorta has a sprain in the AC joint.

"He might miss this week" and then they'll see.

LaPorta left the game and didn't return after catching three balls for 66 yards and a TD. Campbell added, according to the post, that the injury isn't something he's worried about. However, it does sound like LaPorta could miss at least a little time. His practice situation will be one to monitor this week, just to hopefully get an idea of what his recovery time might be. LaPorta owners should start thinking about a backup plan now. The Lions have a home game against the Jaguars in the early Sunday window.

Lions WR Jameson Williams had his 2 game suspension lifted and he has officially been reinstated.

Detroit went 2-0 with him out of the lineup, and now get the big play speedster back, the post went on to say. While Williams was suspended, another story broke about a concealed weapon charge, so Williams may not be out of the woods yet as far as missing time. Williams will be good to go for Week 10 which is a Sunday night game at the Texans.

Embattled Lions receiver Jameson Williams has another issue to deal with.

Currently serving a two-game PED suspension, Williams faces a charge for carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle.

Via WXYZ.com, the Detroit Police Department is looking into why Williams wasn’t formally arrested at the time of the incident.

On October 8, Williams was a passenger in a car his brother was driving. The vehicle was pulled over, for speeding. Two guns were in the car; one was registered to Williams’s brother, and one was registered to Williams, the story said. The story added, Williams will be facing both prosecution by authorities and a potential suspension by the league.

Sources: Lions WR Jameson Williams will not appeal his two-game suspension, and will therefore be OUT for Detroit’s Week 8 and Week 9 games vs the Titans and Packers.

Related Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tim Patrick, Kalif Raymond

Well, it's been fun while it's lasted, but Williams once again finds himself on the sideline for off-the-field issues. Patrick and/or Raymond profile as interesting desperation Flexes over the next two weeks.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is facing a suspension. Again.

Williams is reportedly set to be suspended for two games for violating the NFL's Performance-Enhancing Substances policy, according to ESPN's Eric Woodyward.

Related players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond, Isaiah Williams, Tim Patrick, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs

Williams was also suspended for six games at the start of the 2023 season for violating the league's gambling policy when he made bets on sports at the Lions' facility, but not on the NFL, but the suspension was eventually reduced when the NFL changed its policy. He missed the first four games of the season, the story went on to say. With Williams out, Raymond, Williams and Patrick all move up the depth chart, but the Lions could end up giving more targets to TE LaPorta and RB Gibbs.

During Sunday’s win over the Vikings, Lions running back David Montgomery had to exit the contest in the first half due to a knee injury.

But Montgomery was able to come back in during the second half and contribute to the victory.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs

In his Monday news conference, head coach Dan Campbell said that there’s no long-term concern with Montgomery’s knee and he should be fine going forward, the story said. He was quoted as saying, “He’s good. Obviously, he had pain. And he knows it’s in that area around the knee. And it’s kind of in the back. So you’re trying to figure it out and it’s painful. And once we got him off, tested it, looked at it, he started feeling better." Monty was able to come back and had nine carries and three catches, but it was Gibbs who carried 15 times and added four receptions.

The Lions and running back David Montgomery agreed to a contract extension that will keep the pair together through 2027.

Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs have formed one of the best running back duos in the league and this will keep that intact for a few more years. Monty is now tied to Detroit for at least three more seasons after this one. Monty has 271 yards on 63 carries with four touchdowns. He's been a key piece of the Lions offense since joining as a free agent before the 2023 season.