Detroit Lions defensive finish Marcus Davenport suffered a possible season-ending elbow damage in his staff’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday, including that Davenport is in search of extra opinions. Davenport sustained the damage within the third quarter Sunday however returned to the sport with a sleeve on his left arm.
Linebacker Derrick Barnes, in the meantime, will miss “a big period of time” with the knee damage he sustained Sunday, Campbell mentioned.
Campbell mentioned the opposite key gamers who suffered accidents Sunday, together with tight finish Sam LaPorta (ankle) and security Brian Department (concussion), are thought-about day-to-day.
Department is within the protocol “however as of at present he was doing fairly good, so we’ll see how that goes,” Campbell mentioned.
The Lions signed Davenport, 28, to a one-year, $7.095 million contract in free company earlier this yr. He appeared in two of the Lions’ three video games this season, lacking Week 2 with a groin damage. He registered a half sack within the Lions’ extra time victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1.
Accidents have been a typical theme in Davenport’s profession since he entered the NFL as a first-round choose by the New Orleans Saints in 2018. Accidents restricted him to 63 appearances in 5 seasons with the Saints and final season, with the Minnesota Vikings, he appeared in simply 4 video games as a consequence of a proper ankle damage.
