DETROIT — The Detroit Lions’ protection misplaced three key contributors to doubtless season-ending accidents in Sunday’s 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Payments, together with cornerback Khalil Dorsey who needed to be carted off the sphere in a scary scene inside Ford Discipline.
Beginning defensive deal with Alim McNeill was additionally dominated out with a knee harm after lacking the second half of final Thursday’s recreation vs. Inexperienced Bay with a concussion. Cornerback Carlton Davis III was downgraded to out with a jaw harm initially of the second half as properly.
After the sport, Lions head coach Dan Campbell mentioned Dorsey will probably be out for the season, whereas McNeill and Davis are additionally doubtless out for the 12 months. Campbell mentioned he did not “be ok with both a kind of guys” returning, in reference to McNeill and Davis, however famous the group will know extra on Monday.
“Usually if I am like saying I do not really feel good, which means it is not good for the remainder of the 12 months,” Campbell mentioned. “So, I do not be ok with it.”
McNeill signed a four-year extension earlier this season and had helped stabilize Detroit’s defensive position after Aidan Hutchinson went down with a fractured tibia and fibula in October.
Dorsey went down and needed to be carted off the sphere close to the tip of the primary half. Members of each the Lions and Payments rushed to his facet after he went down. Dorsey appeared to get injured after his leg collided with the leg of teammate Ezekiel Turner close to the road of scrimmage. Dorsey was formally dominated out with an ankle harm because the Lions trailed 21-14 with 1:53 remaining within the second quarter.
Davis exited the sphere after a helmet-to-helmet collision at 13:36 within the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion. He was listed as questionable to return with a jaw harm earlier than being dominated out.
The Lions at present have 13 defensive gamers on the injured reserve listing outdoors of this newest trio of accidents.
