The team is dealing with key injuries that have come up during camp, including season-ending injuries to Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Levi Onwuzurike. The Lions were already dealing with players like Alim McNeill and Malcolm Rodriguez who are expected to miss several weeks to start the season while recovering from injuries sustained last year.

The sight of Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris being carted off the field during a preseason game at Atlanta raised memories several recent similar incidents occurring in both NFL preseason and regular-season outings.

Emory Jones took one snap after Morice Norris was taken off the field by ambulance, though the snap does not appear in the official gamebook.