Giovanni Manu: Everything you need to know

Manu (knee) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Bears. Manu has been on injured reserve since mid-October and has been practicing for two weeks. He won't be able to return after appearing in only four games in his rookie season.

Manu (knee) isn't expected to play in Sunday's game against the Bears, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports. Despite being designated to return from injured reserve Dec. 18 and officially being listed as questionable, Manu doesn't appear as if he'll be activated from IR ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale. The second-year pro appeared in four regular-season games and started at left tackle against the Bengals in Week 5 before landing on IR in mid-October due to a knee injury.

Manu (knee) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Vikings. Manu was designated to return from injured reserve Dec. 18, but he's not quite ready to return from a knee injury that has sidelined him since mid-October. Manu's next opportunity to play is Week 18 against the Bears.