The injury evaluation window for James Houston is set to expire on Wednesday evening, forcing the Detroit Lions to make a decision on the immediate future of their edge rusher.
Houston injured his ankle/femur back in early September and has been on injured reserve working his way back since. On Thursday, December 28, the Lions cleared Houston to practice, thus opening up a 21-day evaluation window to assess if he is ready to return to the active roster.
Both coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn have commented that Houston has been making steady progress in returning from injury, and while he has been practicing in full, he hasn’t quite done enough to warrant a return to the roster just yet.