The Detroit Lions are entering uncharted territory. On Saturday, the team announced they have activated seven different players from their practice squad—all of whom have a chance to play on Sunday against the Denver Broncos. It is by far the most practice squad players temporarily moved to the active roster before a game in Lions history.
The move was necessitated by both a flu and COVID outbreak for the Lions. They placed six players on the reserve/COVID-19 list this week, plus there a bevy of players currently listed as questionable due to suffering from flu-like symptoms at some point this week.