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Amani Oruwariye, Jonah Jackson, Austin Bryant Inactive Week 2

The Detroit Lions are battling an early injury bug, will be without key members of their secondary and offensive line.
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Amani Oruwariye, Jonah Jackson, Austin Bryant Inactive Week 2
Amani Oruwariye, Jonah Jackson, Austin Bryant Inactive Week 2

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The Detroit Lions have not had much injury luck at all. 

At the start of the 2022 NFL season, the team has been absolutely besieged by injuries, and especially to key members of its offensive line. 

Against the Washington Commanders, the team will be without three of its starting offensive linemen, as Jonah Jackson and Frank Ragnow are out due to injury and Halapoulivaati Vaitai is currently on the injured reserve list. 

Losing Amani Oruwariye this week is especially challenging, as the Commanders feature a very talented wide receiving unit that is coming off a solid opener, collectively, in Week 1 of the season. 

Jeff Okudah, Will Harris and Chase Lucas will potentially be given more of a role this week. 

Okudah is coming off of a solid performance in the team's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. 

“You saw a guy that really challenged. You saw a guy that really improved," said defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. "You saw a guy that is building confidence, and it’s been another week for him to build his confidence. Excited about that player, excited what he did, but man it doesn’t stop here. 

"You’ve got to continue to keep stacking games like this. Because I’ll tell you what, he challenged now, and you saw it," Glenn continued. "And then, he got the PI. I will accept that. The reason why I’m accepting it is because he was challenging in that play. It wasn’t a PI when he was reaching and grabbing and things like that, man, he was trying to defend his guy until the very last second of that play. And some of those man, it comes with the territory of being a DB.”

Here is the list of the Lions' Week 2 inactives:

DL Austin Bryant 

G Jonah Jackson

S Ifeatu Melifonwu 

TE James Mitchell 

CB Amani Oruwariye 

C Frank Ragnow 

DL Demetrius Taylor 

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JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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