There was a surprising and unfortunate addition Detroit Lions injury list for Week 12. After playing all week until Friday, rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts with a hamstring injury.
It's a new manifestation of an old injury bug that plagued Rakestraw before he was traded to the Lions as a second-round pick in April. He I missed time in the summer with a thigh injury and treated He had several injury problems during his college career in Missouri.
Rakestraw plays more on special teams than in Detroit's defense, so it's not a notable loss for the Lions against the Colts. However, with starter Carlton Davis already dealing with a broken thumb, it's still concerning. Davis, like Rakestraw this week and Taylor Decker in Week 10, suffered his injury in practice the week before Detroit's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11.
