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Lions place linebacker Levy on season-ending IR

The Detroit Lions have ended the season of linebacker DeAndre Levy after he played only one half of football.

Levy initially missed the first four games of the season with a hip injury he suffered during a practice in the preseason. He played less than a half in Week 5 against Arizona before re-injuring the hip.

It forced the linebacker to have surgery and the Lions were waiting until after the surgery to see how he was healing before making a final decision on his status the rest of the season. Now, it's clear that it is over -- especially with the Lions at 1-7 and realistically out of the playoff race.