Following a frightening injury to Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris Jr., the Lions-Atlanta Falcons preseason game Friday night was suspended. Norris has feeling and movement in all his extremities, the Lions announced in a statement. The 24-year-old is in stable condition and will remain at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta overnight for observation. “I’ll start off with this, obviously, thoughts …
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Lions safety Morice Norris taken to hospital, game vs. Falcons halted
ATLANTA — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a local hospital after enduring what appeared to be a serious injury on Friday night in Atlanta, after which the Lions and Atlanta Falcons decided to end the game. Norris was hurt on the first play of the fourth quarter when he attempted to tackle …
Read More »Lions CB Morice Norris taken off field in ambulance in preseason game vs. Falcons as teams let clock run
Detroit Lions cornerback Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance after an apparent head injury during a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night. Following the injury, which took place early in the fourth quarter, both teams chose to let the clock run out before the referees announced that the game was suspended with 6:31 …
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The preseason game between the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was suspended in the fourth quarter Friday night after Lions safety Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance with a serious injury. Norris appeared to take an inadvertent knee to the head while attempting to make a tackle on a running play by Atlanta’s …
Read More »Lions-Falcons game ends early after S Morice Norris leaves in ambulance
Lions safety Morice Norris was transported off the field in an ambulance, prompting the Lions and Falcons to agree to suspend the rest of Friday night’s preseason game. Falcons running back Nathan Carter ran for 8 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Norris went low to make the tackle. Carter’s knee appeared to hit Norris in …
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