Jermaine Kearse’s 2019 season is almost certainly over after just a handful of preseason snaps.
The Washington native and former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver made his Detroit Lions debut on Thursday against the New England Patriots, but his night would end with an air cast around his left leg.
Kearse was run blocking for running back Toby Johnson on the fifth play of the game when Patriots safety Terrence Brooks, in an effort to make a tackle, missed Johnson and barreled into Kearse’s legs. His left leg noticeably bent in a way that legs aren’t supposed to bend, and Jermaine immediately grabbed it in pain.