Team news: Detroit Lions

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, who did not practice this week due to an ankle sprain he suffered Thanksgiving Day vs. the Packers, officially is active tonight vs. the Cowboys — to the surprise and relief of his team.

Related Players: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tom Kennedy

Wow. It was reported just hours ago that the realistic expectation is that ARSB wouldn't return until Week 15. Jameson Williams remains a must-play but we should probably temper expectations on St. Brown being in his usual target-hog role. He should still be started, but likely thought of as more of a WR2, even if he's on a snap count.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown did not practice this week due to his ankle sprain and a return next week was considered the more “realistic expectation”, per source. But the team also knows St. Brown is one of the NFL’s toughest players, and if anyone can come back sooner, it’s him.

Related Players: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tom Kennedy

Fantasy managers (obviously) desperately want to see ARSB suit up Week 14, particularly in this fantastic matchup against the Cowboys defense. It's not looking like that's going to happen though, which further solidifies Williams as a must-start on TNF. Tight end Brock Wright is also out, and though that's not nearly as big of an impact, it could be enough to push touchdown-machine Isaac TeSlaa into WR3 consideration.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is officially questionable, giving him up until game time.

Related Players: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tom Kennedy

Fantasy managers (obviously) desperately want to see ARSB suit up Week 14, particularly in this fantastic matchup against the Cowboys defense. If he's out there, he needs to be started in all league sizes.

There won’t be any change to Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown’s practice status on Tuesday.

St. Brown missed practice on Monday with the ankle injury he suffered in the team’s Thanksgiving loss to the Packers and head coach Dan Campbell said at a press conference that the wideout will remain off the field on Tuesday.

Campbell added that St. Brown is improving and that the team will keep the door open for the wideout to play against the Cowboys on Thursday. It's not a short week since both teams are coming off a Thanksgiving Day games, but initial reports say St. Brown could miss 1-2 weeks. Campbell added, “If he can play, he’ll play. That’s the best way to say it.”

Kerby Joseph back at practice for Lions. Big knee brace. No Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond, Terrion Arnold, Brock Wright.

St. Brown is expected to miss this week and maybe even another week with his ankle injury. The extra time after this Thursday night's game will hopefully do St. Brown well. The Lions will have a tough game against the Rams in Week 15 in the later Sunday window, so at best, it seems St. Brown could be back for that, which is also the start of the fantasy playoffs in a lot of leagues.

At this point, Amon-Ra St. Brown is not expected to land on IR and likely will be week-to-week as the Lions enter the stretch run.

Related Players: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tom Kennedy

Obviously bad timing for fantasy managers hoping to hit the playoffs in full stride, but good news from the Lions' perspective. He could return *during* the playoffs, but it might be best to temper those expectations for now.

With St. Brown leaving in the first quarter of Week 13, Jameson Williams had a monster 7-144-1 performance on ten targets. He should continue to see a heightened workload with both St. Brown and Sam LaPorta sidelined.

Lions star WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is headed to the Lions’ locker room after getting rolled up on. A big one to monitor.

Related Players: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa

We'll keep an eye on things but he didn't look too happy heading off the field toward the end of the first quarter. Hopefully it's nothing long-term if he doesn't return on Thanksgiving.

Dan Campbell confirms Lions TE Sam LaPorta had a surgery on his back, chances of him returning this year are “very, very slim”

Related Players: Brock Wright

Miserable news for one of the league's best tight ends. It's unlikely that Brock Wright delivers much outside of a random touchdown or two for the rest of the season, so it'd be best to leave him on waivers.

The Lions placed TE Sam LaPorta on injured reserve.

LaPorta was already ruled out with a back injury for Sunday’s game against the Eagles. He now is out until at least Week 15. Brock Wright will step into the starting role. Wright is fine, but an obvious downgrade from LaPorta and will make a dent into the value of the Lions offense as a whole.

No Sam LaPorta or Terrion Arnold for the Lions. Amik Robertson plans to take his availability to gameday, see if he can go

Related Players: Brock Wright, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Kalif Raymond

Brock Wright is closer to the "blocking" TE prototype than someone we should be plugging into fantasy lineups, so he's out of fantasy consideration. ARSB/Jamo/Raymond could have a few more targets spread around for them, but we may be seeing a few more carries out of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.