Tag: Adam Schefter

Report: Matthew Stafford has a six-week back injury, could return sooner

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford’s “fractured bones are a six-week injury.”

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford’s “fractured bones are a six-week injury.”

It was already noted that Stafford would not suit up for the Lions game against the Dallas Cowboys and while the classification sounds severe, it does not mean that Stafford will sit out the full six weeks. It could be just a matter of pain management.

“But Detroit also knows that this type of injury would sideline most players six weeks,” Schefter said, “if not longer. It is another testament to Stafford’s toughness; he had started 136 straight games before last week’s absence, the sixth-longest streak for a quarterback in NFL history.”

It’s possible, the Lions franchise quarterback could be back as early as Thanksgiving Day’s showdown against their NFC North division rival, Chicago Bears, depending on his progress.

Jeff Driskel will get his second start under center, and it does pose an interesting narrative as the Lions were in attendance for the Colin Kaepernick workout. Should the organization choose to shut Stafford down for the rest of the season and not jeopardize further injury, perhaps that is why the team sent representatives?

Update: the NFL Network offered this update from a doctor, noting the injury is in the thoracic region of the back. That’s the first we’ve heard any confirmation of the location of the injury within the back:

Report: Tyler Lockett flying back to Seattle, expected to play vs. Eagles

Seattle Seahawks star receiver Tyler Lockett is expected to play in Week 12 after getting the go-ahead to fly back home from California.

Seahawks star wide receiver Tyler Lockett is flying back to Seattle today, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He spent the last few days at a Bay Area hospital for precautionary reasons after suffering a lower leg contusion in Monday night’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Lockett did not play at all in the overtime period on Monday and was sent to a hospital with swelling in his leg. The team opted to leave him in California as a safety measure, and he remained there on Tuesday as well.

Lockett is on his way back on Wednesday, via Seahawks owner Jody Allen’s private plane, and he is expected to play in Week 12 against the Eagles in Philadelphia, according to Schefter. The Seahawks have a Week 11 bye.

Lockett is in the midst of a Pro Bowl-caliber season, racking up a career-high 62 receptions for 793 yards and six touchdowns through the first 10 games.

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