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Zach Ertz Will Not Be Active against 49ers

Veteran tight end will be held out of NFC Championship Game.

John Maakaron

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Veteran tight end Zach Ertz, who joined the Detroit Lions this week, will reportedly not be active against the San Francisco 49ers. 

According to ESPN, "The Lions are not activating Zach Ertz off the practice squad for Sunday’s NFC title game, per source. Ertz worked hard all week to get ready but team will hold him out."

Typically, Detroit's coaching staff has not played players soon after they have joined the team. 

Similarly, players returning from injury also tend to practice for a couple of weeks before returning to action. 

Even though James Houston was added to the 53-man active roster last week, the talented pass-rusher was ruled inactive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field. 

The Lions are likely to use their two elevations this week on a fullback and an offensive lineman, as Jonah Jackson was ruled inactive after missing the week of practice. 

Normal week of preparation

Lions head coach Dan Campbell expressed that the coaching staff prepared the team this week similarly to as it has on a weekly basis this season. 

"Yeah, this is any other week," said Campbell. "Just like I said early in the week, the problem is all this, and so as long as we just stay – and our players know that, and we made that point early. The football stuff is no different than like it was getting ready for Kansas City in Week 1. It’s identical. And so, I feel like we’ve handled it well, but that’s all of it. I feel like we’re handling that well, that portion of it.”

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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