Lions Taylor Decker, Kerby Joseph ACTIVE for Week 2 vs. Bears

The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of their 2025 Week 2 matchup with the Chicago Bears, and despite not practicing all week, the Lions’ starting left tackle, Taylor Decker, is active and expected to start.

Decker has been working through a shoulder injury this week, and coach Dan Campbell said the team was opting not to practice him, as they were trying “to buy him some time here, to where he feels better.” The extra time appeared to be just what the veteran tackle needed, and he looks

like he’ll be healthy enough to play in this divisional rivalry game.

Kerby Joseph, who showed up on Friday’s injury report as a limited participant, is also active and expected to start, despite being listed as questionable. Joseph has been nursing a knee injury for the majority of training camp, but the Lions have done a good job of managing his practice exposure, and it’s helped keep him ready for game days.

If you missed any of the team’s roster transactions this week or need a refresher on our updated depth chart, with position-by-position rankings as well as a visual overview, we’ve got you covered. We also delivered a plethora of game previews leading up to this game, including breaking down the Bears’ offensive/defensive schemes, Honolulu Blueprint: Keys to victory, On Paper preview, the best head-to-head matchups, the best statistical matchups, a bold prediction for the game, and our POD staff pick-em predictions.

With just one player elevation for this game, the Lions roster sits at 54 players on the game-day roster, and with 48 eligible to play, Detroit needs to declare six players inactive for today’s matchup.