Detroit Lions Misses Marvin Travel with Team Ahead of Sunday Clash….

Detroit Lions Starting Wide Receiver Not Traveling with Team; OUT for Sunday’s Clash with Baltimore Ravens – Week 7

When the Detroit Lions play the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, their receiving core will be depleted. Due to personal matters, wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. will not be available for the Lions on Sunday. Jones Jr. has over 1,000 yards in his career.

Marvin Jones, wide receiver for the Lions, has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Ravens due to personal circumstances. Jones is not travelling to Baltimore with the club.

— October 21, 2023, Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Whatever personal concerns Jones is dealing with—the length and severity of which remain unknown—will keep him out of commission for at least a week. This season, Jones has participated in all six games, starting four of them and hauling in five receptions for 35 yards. This offseason, the veteran agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with Detriot.

Marvin Jones Jr., Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions, Second Stint
From 2016 to 2020, Marvin Jones Jr. played five seasons in the Motor City, racking up 289 receptions, 4,296 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. In 2017, he had his greatest season with 61 receptions for 1,101 yards and nine receptions. With an 18.0 yards per reception, he led the NFL.

Before returning to the Lions this offseason, Jones played for Jacksonville for the previous two seasons, where he caught seven touchdowns. He has, however, only had a small part in the 33rd season. With an average of just 5.8 receiving yards per game while the other Detroit pass catchers are healthy, the 12-year veteran has not played much.

 

Ezoic Detroit Lions: Week 7: Receiving Core
With the exception of Marvin Jones Jr., the Lions receiving core will be fully healthy on Sunday. Notably, star wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has already missed one game this season due to a foot injury, is not listed as out due to injury before his team’s Week 7 matchup.

Furthermore, tight end Sam LaPorta is cleared to play on Sunday after dropping his injury classification. Jameson Williams, a former first-round pick, was been reinstated by Detroit after serving a suspension.