NFL Player News
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Taylor Decker OT | DET
Lions' Taylor Decker: Active for Week 14
Decker (shoulder) is active for Thursday night's contest against the Cowboys.
Decker will once again be able to play through the shoulder injury that has nagged him for the entirety of the season so far. The left tackle will look to thwart off a Dallas defense that's gotten better as the season has gone on.
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Penei Sewell OT | DET
Lions' Penei Sewell: All set for TNF
Sewell (shoulder) is active for Thursday night's contest against the Cowboys.
Sewell will be able to play through the shoulder injury he suffered earlier in the week. The 25-year-old will operate in his typical starting role at right tackle versus Dallas.
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Jalen Tolbert WR | DAL
Cowboys' Jalen Tolbert: Healthy scratch in Week 14
Tolbert (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday night's contest against Detroit.
Tolbert is a healthy scratch for the second time in three weeks, heading to the bench in favor of Jonathan Mingo in Week 14. Tolbert played 18 snaps on offense in the team's win over the Chiefs on Thanksgiving, his highest total since Week 7, but he failed to garner a target.
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Jonathan Mingo WR | DAL
Cowboys' Jonathan Mingo: Ready to go for TNF
Mingo is active for Thursday night's matchup with the Lions.
Mingo will be active for just the second time this season, suiting up in place of Jalen Tolbert (coach's decision) against Detroit. Mingo has played just three snaps on offense this year, failing to garner a target. He'll operate behind Ceedee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy and KaVontae Turpin in Week 14.
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Jaydon Blue RB | DAL
Cowboys' Jaydon Blue: Remains inactive for TNF
Blue (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday night's contest against the Lions.
Blue is once again a healthy scratch in Week 14, marking the fifth straight contest that the team has decided to make him unavailable. The running back has been limited to 22 carries for 65 yards and one catch for five yards over four contests this season. Blue remains behind Javonte Williams and Malik Davis on the Cowboys' depth chart.
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Brian Branch SAF | DET
Lions' Brian Branch: Will face Cowboys
Branch (toe) is active for Thursday's game against the Cowboys.
Branch has been on the injury report with a toe injury ahead of Detroit's last three games, but he's been active on each occasion. He's played at least 95 percent of defensive snaps as well as a handful of snaps on special teams in those two games, so he'll likely be ready to handle his typical role as a key member of the Detroit defense in Thursday's key game against the Lions.
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Malik Hooker FS | DAL
Cowboys' Malik Hooker: All set for TNF
Hooker (back) is active for Thursday night's contest against Detroit.
Hooker was limited at practice all week with a back injury, but he'll now officially be able to give it a go in Week 14. The safety has also been nursing a pair of toe and thigh injuries over the last few weeks, but he's expected to start opposite of Donovan Wilson versus the Lions.
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Kyren Williams RB | LAR
Rams' Kyren Williams: Another limited session
Williams (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Williams maintained his activity level from one day prior as he tends to the ankle injury that forced him to miss a brief spell of this past Sunday's loss at Carolina. Coach Sean McVay noted Wednesday that Williams was among a group of injured Rams that he expected to suit up Sunday in Arizona, per Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register. Friday's practice report thus may clear Williams outright for Week 14 action.
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Jadeveon Clowney OLB | DAL
Cowboys' Jadeveon Clowney: No go for TNF
Clowney (hamstring) is inactive for Thursday night's contest against the Lions.
Clowney was able to log a limited practice Wednesday after opening the week on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, but he'll now ultimately sit out Week 14. In his absence, Sam Williams is a top candidate to step into a starting role on the defensive line versus Detroit.