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Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions Inactive List for Thanksgiving

Injuries played a large role in who the Lions have listed as inactive for Thursday's game at Ford Field with the Bears.

Gene Chamberlain

Wide receiver Tyler Scott is a Bears inactive for the second straight game.
Wide receiver Tyler Scott is a Bears inactive for the second straight game. / Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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Injuries dictated several of Thursday's Bears inactives but wide receiver Tyler Scott is on the list for a second straight week despite being healthy.

Guard Ryan Bates (concussion), safety Elijah Hicks (ankle) and tackle Kiran Amegadjie (calf) are also inactive due to injuries.

Defensive back Ameer Speed and defensive end Dominique Robinson are the other Bears inactives.

Inactive Lions include cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, cornerback Carlton Davis III, tackle Taylor Decker, offensive lineman Giovanni Manu, offensive lineman Kayode Awosika and offensive lineman Colby Sorsdal.

The Bears elevated safety Adrian Colbert from the practice squad on Saturday via standard elevation.

The Lions placed wide receiver/return man Kalif Raymond on injured reserve with a foot injury suffered last week. To fill Raymond's spot, the Lions signed wideout Maurice Alexander from the practice squad.

The Lions also signed linebacker David Long from the practice squad to the active roster and elevated veteran offensive tackle Jamarco Jones after an injury to starting left tackle Taylor Decker.

They used Jones earlier this year as a sub for Decker in the win at Houston. Decker is suffering from a knee injury.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.