Amid a long list of injuries for the Detroit Lions on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, it didn't even warrant a status update during the game or further elaboration afterward. Edge rusher Marcus Davenport briefly exited the game, but he returned quickly.
Well, no news looks like it was bad news.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network on Monday afternoon, Davenport suffered a significant elbow injury and he could be out for the season pending the results of more tests.
"#Lions pass-rusher Marcus Davenport suffered what appears to be a serious and significant elbow injury in Sunday’s game, sources say,” Rapoport tweeted on Monday. “Davenport, who put a sleeve on it and tried to return, could be lost for the season. He’s currently undergoing more tests.”
As mentioned by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press and captured by Jeremy Reisman of Pride of Detroit, the play Davenport was injured on was pretty clear. He falls to the ground holding his arm after trying to disengage from a block, but returned to the game with a sleeve on.
Yep. https://t.co/4nz2wOEutc pic.twitter.com/dDNiNK1JNm
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) September 23, 2024
We also have an end zone angle that gives us a closer look at a dirty move by Cardinals' left tackle Paris Johnson.
You can see his arm get chopped down from the end zone angle: pic.twitter.com/VSv13TlmaQ
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) September 23, 2024
Davenport wound up playing 40 snaps on Sunday, after missing Week 2 with a groin injury.
Injury risk with signing Marcus Davenport comes to full fruition for the Lions
Injuries have unfortunately been a huge part of Davenport's career, and prevented him from reaching the potential that made him a first-round pick in 2018. He missed all but four games for the Minnesota Vikings last year due to an ankle injury, and he has never played more than 500 snaps in a season.
The Lions took a calculated flier to help their edge rusher situation when they signed Davenport to a one-year, $6.5 million deal in March, with a total of $850,000 tied to per-game active bonuses ($50,000 per week). After a very good showing in Week 1, he missed Week 2. Now, pending further news and confirmation from the team, he might be out for the 2024 season before September is over.