Detroit Lions offensive take on Connor Galvin tore an MCL in Thursday night time’s preseason loss to the New York Giants and would require season-ended surgical procedure, ESPN reported Friday.
Galvin, 24, were given rolled up on all through a run by means of teammate Jake Funk within the fourth quarter and left the sector on a cart.
A two-time All-Large 12 first-team variety at Baylor, and the convention’s offensive lineman of the 12 months in 2021, Galvin signed with Detroit as an undrafted unfastened agent in 2023. He spent lots of the season at the follow squad and performed in a single sport. Galvin was once competing for a reserve position this season.
Lions reserve quarterback Hendon Hooker additionally performed within the 14-3 loss in New York for his first sport in 21 months after tearing the ACL in his left knee whilst in faculty at Tennessee. Then again, he left after 19 performs as a result of a concussion.
“Yeah, he were given a concussion, so he is clearly within the protocol and he will be evaluated,” Lions trainer Dan Campbell stated after the sport. “I do not understand how lengthy it is going to be. I do know he were given his bell rung, so that is what that was once. Clearly, we’d have cherished to have got extra time with him, however that is a type of issues that occurs. One in every of his runs there he will have to have got it.”
Hooker, 26, was once 5-of-9 passing for 36 yards and ran 4 instances for 34 yards. The Lions decided on Hooker within the 3rd spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Lions defensive lineman David Bada sustained an Achilles harm all through the sport, Campbell stated. Detroit signed unfastened agent Bada, 29, on July 25.
–Box Stage Media
