The Lions and Falcons are preparing to face off in London this Sunday and there’s been a lot of attention paid this week to whether or not the Lions will have wide receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Reggie Bush available for the game.
The Falcons have some uncertainty surrounding the status of one of their key offensive players as well. Wide receiver Harry Douglas has missed the last four games because of a foot injury, but made the trip to London with the team and was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice.
Coach Mike Smith said no decision would be made on Douglas (or defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux, who missed a second straight practice) until the team gauges the response to this week’s practice work.
“We’ll have to see how both those guys handle their workload over the next couple of days to see what their game status will be,” Smith said, via the team.
How much getting Douglas back will help an offense that’s still dealing with a porous offensive line remains to be seen, but the Falcons would surely prefer to be as close to 100 percent as possible as they try to avoid a fifth straight loss.