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Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris is breathing and conscious after suffering a scary head injury during Friday night’s NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that led to the game being suspended in the fourth quarter.

The 24-year-old was taken off the Mercedes-Benz Stadium field on a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance after a hit to the head while making a tackle in the fourth quarter. The Lions said Norris was taken the hospital for “further evaluation.”

Lions head coach Dan Campbell shared a positive update saying Norris is breathing, talking and had some movement in his extremities.

As Norris attempted to tackle Falcons running back Nathan Carter, he was hit in th

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