On Thursday, the Detroit Lions were forced to make a decision on edge defender James Houston: either activate him to the 53-man roster or keep him on injured reserve for the rest of the postseason. The Lions opted to activate him, seemingly setting him up to play in this weekend’s Divisional Round playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But on Friday morning, coach Dan Campbell halted the optimism quite quickly. When asked what kind of role can be realistically expected for Houston, considering he hasn’t played since Week 2, Campbell responded by saying they have to figure out if he’s ready to take the field at all.