DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit Lions defensive back Morice Norris shared positive news on social media Saturday morning after suffering a serious injury in the fourth quarter of the team’s second preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons.
What we know:
Norris was injured while attempting to tackle Atlanta rookie Nathan Carter with 14:50 to go in the fourth quarter. According to the NFL, he sustained a hit to the head/neck area and was carried off the field in an ambulance.
The injury was so serious that the players let the clock run out until the game was eventually suspended.
Norris was transported to Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition, the Lions said in a statement, with "feeling and movement in all his extremities."
"We would like to thank the Atlanta Falc