When the Lions lace them up for a meaningless regular-season home finale on Sunday Will Harris Jersey 2019 , they’ll have quarterback Matthew Stafford under center. The real question is whether they should.Stafford, who has been limited in every practice for the past two weeks with a back injury, is expected to play on Sunday against the Vikings, via Adam Schefter of ESPN. As MDS recently noted, these are the same Vikings that bruised and battered Stafford for double-digit sacks earlier this year. The same Vikings that had nine sacks of Ryan Tannehill last Sunday. The same Vikings that will again come after Stafford hard Color Rush Will Harris Jersey , given that Minnesota still needs to win in order get to the playoffs.With so much money invested in Stafford for 2019, there’s no reason to take any chances with his potential availability for next season. It’s the same reason why the Panthers have shut down quarterback Cam Newton, and why the Packers should consider shutting down quarterback Aaron Rodgers.And so there’s plenty to lose and little to gain, and by late Sunday afternoon the Lions could end up regretting not giving Stafford time off to heal whatever it is that’s currently wrong with his back.Lions notes: Matt Patricia staunchly defends Ezekiel Ansah As the games missed continues to mount up for Detroit Lions star defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, some are beginning questioning Ansah’s commitment to the game. In the offseason Cheap Will Harris Jersey , the Lions handed Ansah the franchise tag, worth over $17 million. Since then, Ansah missed much of training camp and has only played in a single half in five games due to a shoulder injury. On Monday, head coach Matt Patricia was asked if the Lions’ decision to franchise tag Ansah has played any factor in why Ansah hasn’t returned to the field yet. Patricia, very sternly Will Harris Jersey Womens , shut down any suggestions that money was part of the equation in Ansah’s recovery.“Next question. Let’s talk about something real important here,” Patricia said. But when pushed, he elaborated.“The guy’s trying every single day to get back out there. So, that’s what it is. Don’t make it anything more than that. That guy’s a competitive guy (who) wants to play football. He’s trying to do the best he can to help this team.”You can watch the press conference here. It’s the very first question and you can see Patricia is not happy with the insinuation here. It’s clear Patricia believes Ansah is doing everything he can to be out there right now. In good injury news, it certainly sounds like Lions coaches expect T.J. Lang to return sometime this year. In fact Matthew Stafford Jersey , Lang reportedly helped out with game-planning for the Packers last week, indicating that since he took place in some team meetings it indicates that he has passed the very first level of the concussion protocol. Kerryon Johnson is currently the third highest graded rookie running back, according to Pro Football Focus: The Athletic’s Josh Cohen (subscription required) has another excellent film breakdown of the good and bad things from the Lions’ victory over the Packers. If you’re the kind of person that has already moved onto the draft, the Lions have moved to 13th in the draft order (and subsequently, the waiver wire priority order): The Lions’ Sights and Sounds segment may have gotten rid of most of the on-field audio Darius Slay Jersey , but it’s still worth a watch for all of Dan Miller’s radio calls for Week 5’s biggest plays against the Packers. A few Lions players congratulated Drew Brees on becoming the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards: