Relatively speaking, the Detroit Lions are pretty healthy right now. But they still won’t be at full depth when they play in Charlotte against the Panthers on Saturday.
Three Lions players were ruled out for Week 16 due to injury. None of the trio is a surprise, based on practice reports and ongoing status updates from the team.
OL Kayode Awosika (ankle)
FB Jason Cabinda (illness)
S DeShon Elliott (shoulder)
Two others, Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow and LB Derrick Barnes, are listed as questionable. Ragnow is dealing with an ongoing foot issue, while Barnes is hoping to return from a knee injury that has kept him out of the last two games.
Interestingly, the Panthers do not have a single player carrying any injury designation into Saturday’s game.
