On his first drive as a Lion, Jermaine Kearse suffered severe injuries. The recently signed wide receiver sustained a broken leg and ankle damage, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
Kearse was blocking on a run play, and a defender rolled into him. The veteran wideout signed a minimum-salary Lions pact earlier this summer. He required an air cast after the injury, per the Detroit News’ Justin Rogers (on Twitter).
This news could obviously mean Kearse’s Lions tenure will be brief. Detroit returns Marvin Jones from injury and has emerging talent Kenny Golladay. The team added Danny Amendola on a one-year deal as well this offseason. The Lions drafted Travis Fulgam in Round 6 and signed return man Tommylee Lewis this year, too.
Kearse, 29, spent the past two seasons with the Jets. After an 810-yard Gang Green debut season, the former Seahawks UDFA find posted just 371 last season. The Lions marked his only known workout. For a player to be eligible to come off IR during the season, he must be carried through to the 53-man roster. If the Lions place Kearse on IR before then, he cannot play for them this season.
I hope Bob Quinn has those Michael Crabtree digits ready.
What a bummer! Feel bad for the guy. Here’s to a quick recovery.
Man that was gruesome. Prayers for a speedy recovery
Noooo!!! Was happy to see this guy get a chance at a starting job. Awful. Hopefully we still have enough cap room for Crabtree. Our sell job would be “please” but I’d love to see us at least try!
He’s gonna find that of the two options…. breaking a leg and enduring a season as a Detroit Lion, he took the easy way out.
He’s done
Megatron?
Pierre Garçon is available.