Lions head coach Dan Campbell spoke to the media Monday following Detroit’s gritty 20-13 win on the road over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. The Lions suffered a number of injuries to some key starters in the game, which Campbell provided updates on Monday.
Here are the key questions from Campbell’s Monday presser:
What are the injury updates from Sunday’s game?
Unfortunately, the news is not good for veteran defensive end Marcus Davenport, who suffered a season-ending elbow injury against the Cardinals. Davenport was a big free-agent acquisition this offseason and was playing well opposite Aidan Hutchinson. That’s a big loss for this defense.
Linebacker Derrick Barnes suffered a knee injury Sunday and will be out ‘a significant amount of time,’ per Campbell. Barnes was also playing some of the best football of his career at the SAM spot and he’ll be missed. There’s currently no timetable for his return.
Everyone else who suffered injuries in the contest – safety Brain Branch (neck/concussion protocol), tight end Sam LaPorta(ankle), …