Sidelined the past five weeks with a concussion, the Lions have decided to place second-year running back Jahvid Best on season-ending injured reserve, Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com reports. Best’s college career ended due to a concussion and the 2010 first-round pick out of Cal has suffered two concussions during the 2011 league year, prompting the club [...]
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Packers at Lions Thanksgiving Day Injury Report
Green Bay Out: T Chad Clifton (hamstring) Questionable: RB James Starks (knee, ankle) Probable: LB Desmond Bishop (calf), WR Greg Jennings (knee), LB Clay Matthews (ankle), T Marshall Newhouse (knee), G Josh Sitton (knee), LB Frank Zombo (hamstring) Detroit Out: RB Jahvid Best (concussion), P Ryan Donahue (right quadriceps) Doubtful: DE Lawrence Jackson (thigh) Questionable: [...]
Best’s Status Remains the Same
Lions coach Jim Schwartz said he did not have any updates on running back Jahvid Best, who is still recovering from a concussion according to Anwar S. Richardson of Mlive.com. Best has missed Detroit’s past three games since sustaining a concussion against San Francisco. Schwartz said Best is not traveling with the team and has [...]
Week 10 NFL Injury Update
Ahmad Bradshaw has been ruled out this week, leaving Brandon Jacobs and DJ Ware as the primary ball carriers. Jacobs should be the one to get the most reps with his bruising style but should be limited in his production. The key here will be how many goal line touches he gets and if it pays off. Andre [...]
Lions at Bears Friday Injury Report
Detroit Out: RB Jahvid Best (concussion) Questionable: S Louis Delmas (foot), P Ryan Donahue (right quadriceps), DT Sammie Lee Hill (ankle) Probable: WR Rashied Davis (foot), K Jason Hanson (left knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew (elbow), QB Matthew Stafford (finger, ankle) Chicago Out: T Gabe Carimi (knee) Questionable: WR Devin Hester (ankle) Probable: TE Kellen Davis [...]
Source: Best unlikely to play at Chicago on Sunday
Lions running back Jahvid Best is unlikely to play against the Bears on Sunday, as he continues to recover from his most recent concussion, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN citing a league source. Best, who has dealt with concussions dating back to college, is scheduled to meet with more doctors this week and will [...]
Will Best play again this season?
Lions running back Jahvid Best said he expects to return from his second concussion sometime this season, but he couldn’t say whether he’ll play after the Bye next Sunday in Chicago, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “I have no idea,” Best said before an autograph signing to open the Dick’s Sporting [...]

November 25th, 2011
Russ Loede
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