Lions safety Morice Norris “is in stable condition and has feeling and movement in all his extremities,” according to a team statement.
Norris suffered a head injury in Friday night’s preseason game against the Falcons and had to be taken off the field in an ambulance. The two teams agreed to run out the remaining 14 minutes on the clock and ended the game joined in prayer at midfield.
“[Falcons head coach] Raheem Morris is a class act,” said Lions HC Dan Campbell in his post-game presser. “He’s the ultimate class act. So we agreed that it just didn’t feel right to finish that game.”
The Lions’ statement also said that Norris “will remain at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta overnight for observation.” The second-year safety appeared in two games last year, primarily on special teams.
Norris himself posted an update on social media this morning that he is “all good,” per Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network.
Obviously, the Lions’ focus will be on Norris’ health as they evaluate his status moving forward, but early indications suggest that the 24-year-old avoided a serious, long-term injury.
Such good news. I was for sure thinking he had some form of paralysis when they said he was only blinking in the ambulance. This is the best case out of such a scary situation. Can only hope he has a quick and fruitful recovery.
Glad he is ok. You never want to see what happened last night to anyone.