On Sunday morning, the Detroit Lions officially downgraded starting left tackle Taylor Decker to doubtful to play in Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Decker has been battling a shoulder injury since the beginning of the season, but he has played through it each and every game this year. Earlier in the week, he told the media that he has a plan in place with the medical staff to manage the injury throughout the season.

“I think it’s something that I’m going to have to deal with a lot for a good portion of the year, but we have a plan in place right now,” Decker said. “We do have a plan in place for what we’re going to do moving forward to try and mitigate having to deal with it. Because I don’t think—whatever the plan has to be, that’s fine. But I don’t want to not have to practice a

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