Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated that Sam LaPorta’s shoulder injury doesn’t appear to be serious. Details here.
Amidst the Detroit Lions ’ insane comeback win against the Houston Texans , tight end Sam LaPorta suffered an injury early in the second half and did not return to the game.
It was announced as a shoulder injury, but according to Lions coach Dan Campbell, they don’t believe it’s a serious injury that could hold him out for a prolonged period of time—he may not even miss the next game.
“I don’t know how significant it will be, (but) it’s not something like—this is not, ‘He’s going to be out four weeks,’” Campbell said. “Maybe, he might miss this week. We’ll see. He’s got a little sprain in here (points to shoulder/neck) kinda the AC joint.
“He tried to go back in and it wasn’t quite right. It didn’t quite feel right. So we’ll get it checked tomorrow, we’ll see where it’s at, see how significant it is, and just take it day-to-day.”
LaPorta is a tough kid. Last year, he suffered what looked to be a pretty rough knee injury in the regular season finale, and yet he didn’t end up missing a single playoff game. But we’ll see how much the Lions try to push him this week against the 2-8 Jacksonville Jaguars .
The Lions’ second-year tight end was in the midst of one of his best games of 2024. He pulled in three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown against the Texans on Sunday night. For the season, LaPorta has 25 catches for 366 yards and three touchdowns.