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Lions offense takes another hit

Posted by Chris Brown on October 2, 2014 – 4:58 pm

The Detroit Lions already have a hobbling WR in Calvin Johnson. Now their number two wideout Golden Tate has an injury as well.

According to the Lions’ official website, Tate was limited in practice Thursday with a hamstring injury. Tate admirably picked up the slack for Johnson, who was slowed by an ankle injury last week against the Jets, pulling in eight catches for 118 yards.

Add in RB Joique Bell, who did not practice for a second straight day due to a concussion and the skill position players on offense are getting thinner by the day.

Even third string RB Theo Riddick missed a second day of practice with a hamstring injury himself. If he and Bell cannot play Sunday it would thrust third stringer George Wynn into the lineup to team with Reggie Bush. Here’s the rest of the Lions’ injury report.

Player	Pos	Injury	Participation Thursday
Joique Bell	RB	Concussion	No Practice
Joseph Fauria	TE	Ankle	No Practice
Calvin Johnson	WR	Ankle	No Practice
Travis Lewis	LB	Quadricep	No Practice
Theo Riddick	RB	Hamstring	No Practice
Nick Fairley	DT	Knee	Limited Practice
Cassius Vaughn	CB	Ankle	Limited Practice
Golden Tate	WR	Hamstring	Limited Practice
Devin Taylor	DE	Knee	Limited Practice
Don Carey	S	Hamstring	Full Practice
LaAdrian Waddle	T	Calf	Full Practice