Houston, Reader among Lions inactives against Rams

The Detroit Lions are currently five-point betting favorites to defeat the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field. Related Articles Detroit Lions | Lions elevate Kennedy, Peko, sign DL Chris Smith to active roster Detroit Lions | Matthew Stafford says he wants to hear it all from Lions fans when his Rams return to Ford Field Detroit Lions | Lions notebook: Jameson Williams’ confidence continuing to climb Detroit Lions | Tim Patrick does not feel like a Detroit Lion yet Detroit Lions | Lions want Aidan Hutchinson aiming to be ‘best’ NFL defensive player Though the team will debut a revamped defensive line and secondary, it will be without safeties Ifeatu Melifonwu and Loren Strickland. Veteran DJ Reader, who only recently started to practice on a regular basis, will have to likely wait an additional seven days to make his Lions debut.

He was officially ruled inactive for Detroit’s season opener against the Rams. A surprise inactive is linebacker James Houston, who did not appear on any injury report the week leading up to the opener. Dan Campbell expressed this week on Fox 2 Gameday Live the plan all along was to put together a team that would excite the fanbase.



There were long lines outside the stadium three hours before kickoff, as supporters have been greatly anticipating the start of the 2024 season. Ford Field has become one of the most challenging road venues for teams to play in. Fans have consistently forced opponents to use timeouts or incur delay-of-game penalties due to the raucous environment.

“This is what it’s all about, waking the sleeping giant, waking the beast. And, the beast is alive, so now it’s up to us to continue to fuel our fans because they’re gonna show up,” said Campbell. “It is an advantage for us, it is an advantage.

So, we’re looking forward to it, Sunday Night Football. Our fans are gonna be rolling, we’re gonna be ready. It’s gonna be electric.

” S Ifeatu Melifonwu S Loren Strickland LB James Houston LB Trevor Nowaske OL Giovanni Manu OL Colby Sorsdal DL DJ Reader This article was produced by the staff at Detroit Lions On SI. For more, visit si.com/nfl/lions.