Injuries and COVID-19 continue to limit the Detroit Lions roster. As they travel to Seattle to take on the Seahawks in Week 17, the Lions once again needed to dip into the practice squad in order to field a roster for game day.
On Saturday, the Lions announced the elevations of five players:
- WR Javon McKinley - standard elevation
- TE Ross Travis - standard elevation
- IOL Parker Ehinger - COVID-19 replacement elevation
- DL Bruce Hector - COVID-19 replacement elevation
- LB Tavante Beckett - COVID-19 replacement elevation
Curiously, the Lions had the option to elevate up to five players with the COVID-19 designation (this designation does not count towards the standard allotment) but they only choose to exercise three of those spots, suggesting they could be holding out hope that two of the players currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list could be cleared ahead of Sunday’s game—but it’s not clear if that is possible within the current timeframe.