Jonas Gray (not injury related) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Lions, the Patriots' official site reports.

Gray (not injury related) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Lions, the Patriots' official site reports.

Analysis:

Per ESPN.com, Gray didn't practice Friday because he didn't report to the Patriots' facility on time, noting that coach Bill Belichick's policy is that if a player is late, he doesn't practice that day. It remains to be seen if Friday's development impacts Gray's playing time Sunday at all, but it's worth noting that when a similar scenario occurred with Darrelle Revis earlier this season, the cornerback's playing time was not impacted. In any case, while Gray is coming off a 201-yard, four-touchdown effort against the Colts this past Sunday, he figures to find production harder to come by this weekend, with the Patriots facing a Lions' defense that is giving up a league-low average of 68.8 rushing yards per game to date.