Next year, any players drafted by the Detroit Lions might do well to take out a hefty insurance policy.
The 14 players on the Lions' injured reserve probably wish they had.
First-round pick Brandon Pettigrew is the latest to hit IR, and he represents only the latest in a sordid history of unfortunate injuries for the Lions.
Though the relationship between the two is arguable, an annual laundry list of injuries is as much a part of the Lions' identity today as losing is, and this season has proven no different.
The injury list started early when veteran defensive end Jared DeVries went down with a rutured Achilles tendon in training camp. From there, they started to compile injuries, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.
Daniel Bullocks was an early scratch, and he [...]
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The Detroit Lions' current injury report reads like a list of Lions impact starters.
Matthew Stafford, Kevin Smith, Calvin Johnson, Grady Jackson, Sammie Lee Hill, Ernie Sims, and a handful of others populate the team's injured list, with various levels of practice participation between them. Some will play, some will not. We likely won't know which until Sunday.
This is the injured list heading into Sunday's game against the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
So why am I not concerned?
Simple. The Lions are almost certainly going to lose this game anyway. Starters or no starters, it's going to be very difficult to overcome this Steelers team, even though they've struggled thus far in the season.
What this is, instead, is a sort of preseason game.
Yes, I know the [...]
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