In Play Magazine
TODAY’S NEWS
The Lions practiced in shorts on the outdoor fields today at the team’s headquarters and practice facility in Allen Park.
Detroit Lions WR Stefan Logan has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for games played in Week 5 (October 10-11). Logan had a 105-yard kickoff-return touchdown in the Lions’ 44-6 win against St. Louis. The return tied for the longest kickoff return in team history (Terry Fair, September 28, 1998) and tied for the sixth-longest in NFL history. It also marked the first non-onside kickoff-return touchdown by a Lion since Eddie Drummond’s 92-yard TD in 2004 (November 21). Logan also added 24 punt-return yards (12.0 avg.) and finished with 129 total return yards while also helping the kickoff cover unit allow just 18.3 yards per return. In his second season from South Dakota, this is Logan’s first career Player of the Week Award.
The following players have been listed on the Detroit Lions’ Injury Report: RB Jahvid Best (toe), LB Spencer Havner (hamstring), LB Landon Johnson (concussion), LB DeAndre Levy (ankle/groin), DE Turk McBride (ankle), QB Matthew Stafford (right shoulder) and CB Nathan Vasher (nose/biceps) did not practice. WR Nate Burleson (ankle), S Louis Delmas (groin), WR Calvin Johnson (shoulder/knee) and WR Stefan Logan (foot) were limited in practice today.
The following players were listed on the New York Giants’ Injury Report today: T Will Beatty (foot) is out. WR Victor Cruz (hamstring), FB Madison Hedgecock (hamstring), DB Brian Jackson (neck), DE Mathias Kiwanuka (neck), DE Osi Umenyiora (knee) and RB D.J. Ware (groin) did not practice. LB Keith Bulluck (toe), C Shuan O’Hara (ankle/Achilles) and S Kenny Phillips (knee) were limited in practice today.
The Detroit Lions will visit New Meadowlands Stadium this week to take on the New York Giants Sunday, October 17 at 1 p.m. The Lions will aim to win back-to-back games after beating the Rams 44-6 and the Giants will look to make it three-in-a-row after winning 34-10 at Houston.
The game will be televised locally.
