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Travis Swanson showed up as a midweek addition to the Detroit Lions' injury report this week, and now the center is questionable for Thursday's NFC North showdown against the Green Bay Packers (8:25 p.m., CBS, NFL Network).
Swanson, who has started every game on the Lions' underachieving offensive line this year, was listed as a nonparticipant in practice for the second straight day today because of an ankle injury.