ATLANTA — Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions' preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run.
Lions' Morice Norris shares good news after he was taken off field in ambulance
Norris was hurt with 14:50 to go trying to tackle Atlanta running back Nathan Carter.
“We’re just praying for Mo and ask that everybody prays for him,” said Lions coach Dan Campbell, who said he had “positive information” from hospital.
“He’s breathing. He’s talking. He has some movement,” Campbell added.
Norris, listed as Detroit's second-team safety, suffered the injury when trying to tackle Carter, an Atlanta rookie.
Norris hit Carter with his facemask f