Lions' D.J. Reed Lands on Injury Report With Foot Issue Before Buffalo
Reed drew a limited tag on Tuesday's walkthrough estimate, joining a Lions injury list that already has two starters ruled out for Thursday night.
New foot injury on a short week — check Wednesday's final report first.
- Reed added to report as limited with a foot injury
- Tuesday was a walkthrough — tag is an estimate
- Mahogany (hip) and Miller (knee) out 2nd straight day
- Thursday night road game at Buffalo
- Final injury report due Wednesday afternoon
Detroit added cornerback D.J. Reed to its injury report Tuesday with a foot issue, tagging him as a limited participant three days before Thursday night's road trip to Buffalo. One caveat matters here: the Lions only ran a walkthrough, so that limited label is an estimate of what Reed would have done in a real session, not a hard indication that he's actually banged up.
He's not the only concern in the secondary or up front. Left guard Christian Mahogany (hip) and right tackle Blake Miller (knee) were both listed as non-participants for the second straight day, with Mahogany having exited Sunday's overtime win over the Saints. Miller, oddly, played every offensive snap in that game before landing on the sideline for practice.
Center Juice Scruggs (knee) drew another limited tag, while corner Christian Izien (groin) stayed a full participant, which is the encouraging note in an otherwise crowded report.
What It Means for Thursday
The short week is the real story. There's no cushion here — the Lions play Thursday, so the final injury designation lands Wednesday afternoon and there's no Friday or Saturday practice to walk anything back. That compresses the window and makes Wednesday's report the one that actually counts.
For a defense heading into Buffalo, losing Reed would sting. If he can't go, Detroit's coverage math against a Bills passing attack gets a lot harder, and that's the kind of shift that bumps up IDP snap counts for whoever steps into the rotation.
Fantasy-wise, Reed is a WATCH until Wednesday. The walkthrough estimate means the limited tag carries less weight than it would after a full practice, so don't panic-move anyone yet. If you're rolling out a Lions defense or leaning on Detroit corners in an IDP league, hold your lineup call until that final report drops, then adjust. Mahogany and Miller both trending toward out is the bigger practical worry for anyone banking on Detroit's ground game or a clean pocket on Thursday night.
