It’s only Week 5, but the Detroit Lions have been hit by the injury bug... hard.
In the last 24 hours, the team lost two of its best players to injured reserve. EDGE rusher Romeo Okwara landed on IR with an Achilles injury, ending his season prematurely and beginning the long road to recovery. And while center Frank Ragnow is expected to return from his stint on IR, he will miss at least the next three weeks, and likely longer.
“We think he could be down for a pretty long time,” coach Dan Campbell said of Ragnow on Wednesday.