The Detroit Lions have Reggie Bush and Calvin Johnson back in practice for Week 10, but fantasy football owners should keep an eye on Joique Bell, Theo Riddick and Golden Tate as pickup options to start, as Bush and Johnson have been banged up and there is a chance they could be limited or out this weekend if they suffer any setbacks.
The Lions are coming in after a bye week after the game in London and they won that game against the Atlanta Falcons after coming back from three TDs down. The Falcons looked like they would dominate that game and they did for basically all of it, but the Lions found a way to win and now the team is back for Week 10 against the Falcons. According to ESPN.com, Reggie Bush and Calvin Johnson have been progressing from their injuries and they were both back at practice heading into the Week 10 schedule.
Johnson has been missing from action for a while with an ankle injury and that has been tough for fantasy football owners and they will be thrilled to have him in the lineup. Johnson said that he is nearly 100 percent for this game and while he may be limited for the game a bit with the ankle, fantasy owners will be happy that he is on the field at all. Johnson has not played since Week 5 because of a high ankle sprain and the bye week was a big help in getting healed up and ready for the matchup this weekend.
Reggie Bush is back at practice and Bush was one of the inactive for Week 8 and the team also had Brandon Pettigrew, Eric Ebron and Joseph Fauria ailing, but they are all progressing as well. Johnson is on pace to put up some of his lowest numbers due to the injuries and he has only played in five games this season, making 22 catches for 348 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson had only missed two games over the past four seasons and now he is returning after making just one catch in that Week 5 game against the Bills.
Johnson had a huge Week 1 with seven catches for 164 yards and two scores against the Giants and since that game he has not scored again. Johnson had six catches in back to back weeks, but he only had three for 19 yards in his last two games. Johnson said he will not be rusty coming back. Golden Tate has made the most of his absence and he has 55 catches for 800 yards this season to go along with three touchdowns and he should still be a solid target for Matthew Stafford in Week 10.
Joique Bell and Theo Riddick are solid options for Bush if for some reason he is limited or can't go on Sunday and the Lions likely will use all three even if he does. The team likes what Riddick has done and Bell is already the top pass catcher among the three, although Bush also is very good out of the backfield. Riddick has 33 yards on the ground along with 13 catches for 149 yards and two TDs in the air this season. Bell has 313 rushing yards to go along with 15 catches for 137 yards and he is the top option if Bush is on the injury report again.