Amon-Ra St. Brown injury update: Lions star WR leaves Thanksgiving game with ankle injury originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Detroit Lions are taking on the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, and may have to play the rest of their game without their top wide receiver.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAmon-Ra St. Brown went down in the first quarter with a lower-body injury. He was hit from behind by two of his own teammates. They took out his legs, and he fell awkwardly.
Here are the latest injury updates for St. Brown in Week 13 against the Packers.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown injury update
The Lions began the second half of the game against the Packers without St. Brown. Detroit then announced that he was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
St. Brown had his lower legs rolled up by two teammates. This caused him to fall awkwardly, and he stayed down. When he got up, he was helped off the field and taken straight to the locker room for examination.
This article will be updated.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAmon-Ra St. Brown season stats
St. Brown has played in all 11 of Detroit's games heading into Thanksgiving. He went into the game with:
Targets: 107
Receptions: 75
Yards: 884
TDs: 9
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Lions WR depth chart
Position
Player Name
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown -- QUES
2
Jameson Williams
3
Kalif Raymond -- OUT
4
Isaac TeSlaa
5
Dominic Lovett
6
Tom Kennedy
St. Brown is the clear No. 1 wide receiver for the Lions. If he isn't able to return, Detroit will be down another pass-catcher, and the depth will begin to run thin with Raymond ruled out ahead of the game.
Williams is a talented wide receiver, but the name of his game is speed. He is known for taking the top off of defenses, and he is able to excel with a guy like St. Brown playing on the other side of him.
One player to watch in stepping up will be TeSlaa. While some fans know him for his interesting last name, he has had some highlight real catches already in his career. TeSlaa is a rookie out of Arkansas and was a third round pick for Detroit this year.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Lions offense will take a hit if St. Brown can't return, but it could just mean a shift in the gameplan. With the dynamic duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, the Detroit offense could lean even more into the run.
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