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The Lions have placed 34-year old DE Jared DeVries on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a knee injury. The Lions won’t miss him too much as he missed all of 2009 due to injury. DeVries has played in 118 games in his 10 years with the Lions and he has 185 tackles, 8 passes defensed, 16.5 sacks and 6 forced fumbles. This might be the injury that ends his career as he was contemplating retirement over the off-season.
The Lions have placed 24-year old linebacker Jordon Dizon on the Injured Reserve List with a knee injury. Dizon had 1 tackle against the Steelers in the pre-season opener. He played in 16 games for the Lions last season and he had 29 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 sack. Dizon has played in 28 games in his two years with the Lions and he has 57 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. Dizon’s loss will hurt the Lions’ depth at linebacker and the special teams.
The Lions have placed 26-year old DE Copeland Bryan on the Injured Reserve List due to a knee injury. Bryan played in 5 games for the Lions last season and he had 5 tackles and 1 sack. Bryan has played in 20 games in his 2 years in the NFL and he has 21 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 2 sacks. This won’t be a big loss for the Lions who have really loaded up the roster for a nice turnaround season.
The Lions have placed 21-year old rookie QB Matt Stafford on the Injured Reserve List due to shoulder and knee injuries. Stafford has played in 10 games for the Lions this season and he has completed 201 of 377 passes (53.3%) for 2,267 yards with 13 TD passes and 20 INTs (61.0 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 20 times for 108 yards (5.4 ypc) with 2 TD runs this year. Stafford showed glimpses of his potential this season and it was smart for the Lions to shut him down. He looks like he will be the QB of the future for the Lions.
The Lions have lost TE Casey Fitzsimmons for the rest of the season due to a severe concussion. The 29-year old TE played in 12 games for the Lions this season and he has caught 18 passes for 128 yards (7.1 avg). He was known more for his run blocking as that is where the Lions will miss him.