Lions Officially Put Zenner On Injured Reserve
The Detroit Lions officially put running back Zach Zenner on injured reserve Tuesday.
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The Detroit Lions officially put running back Zach Zenner on injured reserve Tuesday.
"I think this will be a good opportunity for a lot of kids - probably keep them out of trouble. It's sweet," says 12-year-old Kamari Smith.
She seems to be directly addressing the rumors that Stafford's teammates have lost respect for him.
The Detroit Lions have to still be on a high cloud after getting their first victory of the season, but it's time to focus on the next opponent and that's the Minnesota Vikings.
On Monday, Caldwell seemed intent on moving on from this victory as quickly as the Lions (1-5) have tried to move on from their defeats.
"He broke down the huddle, he was the guy that was getting everyone fired up and everyone kind of rallied behind him."
Zach Zenner has multiple cracked ribs and a partially collapsed lung, per Lions head coach Jim Caldwell, and is in the hospital as of Monday.
"But nevertheless, it happened and it's not like it's a monumental feat. That wasn't the key to it. The key was what happened on that field."
The Detroit Lions did not want to be the only team in the NFL without a win anymore, and last-minute heroics by Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford appeared to have them on the way.
"It's fun when you have a game like that and nobody ever said it had to be pretty. We won ugly, but we got our first win."
Matthew Stafford bounced back from getting benched for the first time and led the Detroit Lions to a desperately needed victory.
It's almost hard to believe that we've already steamrolled our way to week six of the NFL season.
Here are a few things to watch when Chicago takes on Detroit at Ford Field on Sunday. .
The Detroit Lions are looking to do whatever it takes to win their first game of the season, but they're going to have to do it without three key players. DeAndre Levy is out for the game with the Chicago Bears, but it looks like it could be much longer.
Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett is questionable for Sunday's game at Detroit because of a quad injury.