Hand Returns For Lions; Slay, Daniels Out

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DETROIT (97.1 The Ticket) -- Da'Shawn Hand, the Lions' 4th-round draft pick in 2018, will make his season debut Sunday against the Giants at Ford Field.
The young defensive lineman had spent the first seven weeks of the season sidelined with an elbow injury he suffered during training camp. The Lions announced earlier this week he would be active for the first time this season, and now it's official, as the Lions released the list of seven players inactive against New York.
Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay is among those inactives, as he continues to battle a hamstring injury. Defensive lineman Mike Daniels (foot) has been ruled out again. He has not played since Week 3, when he suffered the injury against Philadelphia.

Today's #Lions inactives. #NYGvsDET pic.twitter.com/Uw909itgzX

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 27, 2019

Former Giants running back Paul Perkins will be active.

The Giants are without wide receiver Sterling Shepard and cornerback Corey Ballentine.

GIANTS INACTIVESWR Sterling ShepardCB Corey BallentineLB Devante DownsLB Tae DavisG Chad SladeOT Eric SmithQB Alex Tanney

— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) October 27, 2019

The Lions head into Sunday's game looking to snap a three-game losing streak that dates back to a 34-30 Week 4 loss to the Chiefs.