Locker Room Buzz: On CB injuries, fake bulletin boards, sack-free streaks, TeSlaa's details, Meeks' debut and more
Detroit — Here’s what I learned bouncing around the Detroit Lions’ locker room following the team’s 34-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.
From the dirt, the next man is up
Detracting from Sunday’s impressive win were injuries to starting cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and DJ Reed. Arnold left the game with a shoulder injury, while Reed pulled up with an obvious hamstring injury early in the fourth quarter, requiring him to be carted to the locker room.
Coach Dan Campbell didn’t have a definitive prognosis for either player, but acknowledged there’s long-term concern with Reed, and the team could be on the hunt for depth this week.
“Well, I told (general manager) Brad (Holmes), ‘The good news is we have seven days until the next game instead of six,’” Campbell said. “That’s the good news.
“We all saw Reed’s (injury),” Campbell said. “I don’t know what that’s going to be or how long. “I mean, certainly I cannot imagine him playing next week, at a minimum, until we get more tests done.”
As for Arnold, Campbell said the early indication is that it’s not a major injury.
“There again, I don’t know about him next week, but it’s certainly not as significant as what Reed had.”
With the starters out, the Lions finished the game with Amik Robertson and Rock Ya-Sin at cornerback. The Browns immediately went after Robinson, completing a 35-yard pass to rookie Isaiah Bond.
One snap later, targeting Bond again, Robertson was in position to force a turnover, but couldn’t hang on for the interception. He was kicking himself after the game.
“You know what, man, I ran the route for him and lost it in the lights,” Robertson said. “I make those plays. I’ve been making I was a (kid). Plays like that, man, gotta make ‘em. I just got to make it. It’s going to eat me up for 24 hours. Even that deep ball, but I feel like I won more than I lost tonight. Giving up that deep ball, it comes with it. I feel like my standard is always high, and I just got to play better next game, continue winning more than I lose.”