LB · #57 · Detroit Lions · week 9 vs Miami Dolphins · Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET

Amen Ogbongbemiga

ROLE a special-teams player
EXP 5 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH MLB2

99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Amen Ogbongbemiga was an LB for DET, age 28, 5 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 0% of snaps; his line was 1 tackle a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 74 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 9 episodes (groin 2, hamstring 2, ankle 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a concussion injury in 2025 week 20.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

100500

71%82%82%82%82%82%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%

Wed 4:55 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET

our call, P(plays)

71% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Amen Ogbongbemiga is a special-teams player at middle linebacker for DET — 70% of the kicking snaps over 6 weeks. He has a toe injury. In week 9 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 92 hours before kickoff.

17versions in week 9

12average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET · 67 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 82% → 99%, Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET to Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 9

Fri	Thu
FPdated Sun Nov 8	FPdated Sun Nov 8

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Wed Nov 4 · 4:55 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game1.0 range 0.0–2.0
wk 4–8 · 3 games · below most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 4–8 · 3 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 4–8 · 3 games
Snap share0.0% range 0–0
wk 3–9 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

0%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 5
0%wk 7
0%wk 8
0%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 9	toe	1	—
2025 · wk 19	concussion	2	Out
2025 · wk 16	hamstring	2	Out
2025 · wk 7	knee	4	Questionable
2024 · wk 17	hip	1	Questionable
2023 · wk 14	hamstring	3	Questionable
2023 · wk 7	groin	2	Questionable
2022 · wk 19	arm	1	—
2022 · wk 18	ankle	1	—
2022 · wk 9	groin	2	Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 10 episodes · 19 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×2

2022

ankle · 1wgroin · 2w

2023

hamstring · 3wgroin · 2w

2024

hip · 1w

2025

hamstring · 2wknee · 4w

2026

toe · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
D.J. Reed	CB	DNP	team's word	Out
Rock Ya-Sin	CB	FULL	ours	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED
DJ Wonnum	DE	DNP	team's word	Out
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	LTD	ours	PLAY	77%	LIKELY
Cade Mays	C	DNP	team's word	Out
Kerby Joseph	S	LTD	team's word	Out
Jacob Saylors	RB	LTD	ours	COIN FLIPleans play	62%	COIN FLIP
Jack Campbell	LB	DNP	team's word	Out
Brian Branch	S	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Giovanni Manu	OL	UNK	team's word	Out
Sione Vaki	RB	DNP	ours	COIN FLIPleans sit	47%	COIN FLIP
Mekhi Wingo	DT	UNK	team's word	Out
Thomas Harper	SAF	UNK	team's word	—
Jackson Meeks	TE	UNK	team's word	Out
Ahmed Hassanein	DE	UNK	team's word	Out
Jimmy Rolder	LB	UNK	team's word	IR

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 4:55 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 5:20 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	LB2 · 0% snaps
Season	2026 · 5 games through wk 8
Per game	1 tackle · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	5 seasons · 74 games before 2026
Injuries	9 episodes · last: concussion, 2025 wk 20
Bio	age 28 · 5 seasons' experience

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Amen Ogbongbemiga, an LB, is on this week's club report with a toe injury. The club listed limited participation in Thursday practice for the toe, and his final practice status was LP. He sat the last game and has had a small role by snaps over the last four weeks. In the 2025 season he was placed on injured reserve in week 1 and activated in week 10.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	LB, defense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	a small role	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	on this week's club report	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the club	Toe	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice Thursday	Limited Participation in Practice (Toe)	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.final	LP	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	true	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	5	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.8194	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.style	aggressive	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.571	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.site	toe	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed	1.0	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2025	placed week 1, activated week 10	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For LB players, a foot injury costs a game	rarely	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Position	LB	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience	5	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
College	Oklahoma State	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	72	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	231	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	28.2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	5	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hamstring	2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: concussion	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hip	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:53 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a special-teams player at middle linebacker — 70% of the kicking snaps over 6 weeks
Listed on the depth chart	second at middle linebacker
Snaps played	0% a week on average over 6 weeks, 0% at his highest, 70% on special teams
Build	6 ft 0 in · 231 lb
College	Oklahoma State
Drafted	undrafted
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	5 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Wed Nov 4 · 4:55 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Wed Nov 4 · 4:55 PM ET	92 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET	82 h	PLAY	82%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET	79 h	PLAY	82%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET	74 h	PLAY	82%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET	69 h	PLAY	82%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET	68 h	PLAY	82%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET	67 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET	58 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET	55 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET	50 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET	45 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 5:20 PM ET	44 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET	31 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET	26 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET	21 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET	7 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET	2 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

17 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 9.