Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. suffered minor ankle injuries in Sunday's win over the Green Bay Packers, but Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he does not think either player is in danger of missing this week's game against the Minnesota Vikings.
"I think those guys’ll probably sit [out practice] Wednesday but the plan is to get them going Thursday," Campbell said. "I think they should be fine, they should be good. Now, we’ll see when we get there."
St. Brown caught nine passes for a season-high 153 yards against the Packers, but played just seven snaps in the fourth quarter because of his ankle injury.
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Rakestraw left midway through the fourth quarter after defending a short pass to Savion Williams and did not return.
Rakestraw made his first start of the season Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Lions' nickel package and played as part of a five-person rotation at cornerback along with Roger McCreary, D.J. Reed, Khalil Dorsey and Rock Ya-Sin.
A second-round pick out of Missouri in 2024, Rakestraw has seen the most extensive action of his career this season after battling injuries early in his career, including a pulled hamstring as a rookie and a shoulder injury that required surgery last year.
"It’s not major," Campbell said of Rakestraw's latest ailment. "He’s got a little ankle here. We feel like, as of right now, that he’ll be at practice Thursday. That’s kind of what we’re looking at, so – but we don’t feel like it’s major as of today."
The Vikings (6-0) are the last remaining unbeaten team in the NFL, while the Lions are in third place in the NFC North at 4-2.
Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
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