Lions injury report: Still no Riddick, Slay or Swanson

As the holiday weekend comes to bear, the Detroit Lions took to practice on Friday to prepare for the showdown with the Dallas Cowboys. Unfortunately, as with Thursday, they were missing three of their biggest contributors to the team.

Center Travis Swanson, cornerback Darius Slay and running back Theo Riddick all missed their second day of practice, and signs seem to indicate that all three might not be available on Monday. For Swanson and Riddick, it would be their third straight game absent, coming at a time where the Lions face the toughest stretch of their schedule.

Khyri Thornton did return to practice on Friday after being out with an illness, and Haloti Ngata and Rafael Bush were upgraded to full practice. For the Cowboys, the report remains the same, with the addition of Mark Sanchez out Friday for non-injury-related reasons. The full reports follow below.

Detroit Lions injury report 12/23/16

C Travis Swanson (concussion) - No practice
CB Darius Slay (hamstring) - No practice
RB Theo Riddick (wrist) - No practice
DE Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder) - Limited practice
LB DeAndre Levy (knee) - Limited practice
S Rafael Bush (back) - Full Practice
DT Khyri Thornton (illness) - Full practice
DT Haloti Ngata (quad) - Full practice
QB Matthew Stafford (right finger) - Full practice

Dallas Cowboys injury report 12/23/16

DE Tyrone Crawford (foot) - No practice
DE Demarcus Lawrence (back) - No practice
DT Cedric Thornton (ankle) - No practice
T Tyron Smith (back/knee) - No practice
LB Justin Durant (elbow) - No practice
QB Mark Sanchez (not injury related) - No practice
DE Jack Crawford (foot) - Limited practice
LB Sean Lee (knee) - Limited practice
WR Dez Bryant (back) - Full practice
S Barry Church (forearm) - Full practice
G Ronald Leary (back) - Full practice
S J.J. Wilcox (thigh) - Full practice