ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Eric Ebron hasn't played 16 games in a season in the NFL. He's shown the potential of a high-level tight end when he's been healthy, but he knows his health has been an issue.
It's why playing 16 games for the Detroit Lions is a goal for him -- one he plans to reach. Ebron knows by now he can't completely prevent injuries and that, yeah, at some point he'll probably play hurt. It's happened before. It'll happen again. It's football.
But he understands what playing a full season would mean -- both for himself and how the former No.