Morice Norris injury update: Lions DB addresses status after preseason injury, hospitalization

Detroit Lions defensive back Morice Norris addressed his scary injury from the opening week of the NFL preseason. On Friday night, Norris suffered the injury in the fourth quarter when he attempted to tackle Falcons running back Nathan Carter. 

Norris’ helmet connected with Carter’s knee and his body immediately went stiff. His legs began to spasm shortly after the collision. Eventually, he was put onto a stretcher and taken to the hospital. The Lions and Falcons decided to suspend the rest of the game.

But, Norris posted to his Instagram story Saturday, reposting a bible verse and providing a caption. He shared a screenshot of 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and wrote a caption, signaling he’s in good spirits.

“Amen Amen,” Norris said. “I’m all good man, don’t stress it. Appreciate all the check ins and love.”

Shortly after Norris’ injury, Dan Campbell gathered his team. He shared his message – which was a simple one. He encouraged the Lions players to pray for their teammate and informed them of the plan to suspend the rest of the game.

“I just told them to pray for him because at that point, we didn’t have much,” Campbell said. “He was breathing, so I shared that and said please pray for him. I told them, we’re taking knees. We’re going to take knees for the rest of the game – they are and we are until this thing’s over.”

Norris appeared in just two games last season as a rookie. That came after he spent two years at Fresno State after starting his college career at the junior college level. With Fresno, he totaled 116 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, along with two interceptions.

“It’s just an eye-opener,” Campbell said. “It hits. It hits a little different and it puts things in perspective. Man, it’s a violent game.

“We love it, but when something like this happens, the silver lining is the brotherhood. To see all those guys – from that team, our team – come together and everybody’s thinking about another player, it just means a lot.”

It remains to be seen when Norris will retake the field with his teammates. But thankfully, he seems to be okay. The Detroit Lions will be back in preseason action Saturday, August 16th at home against the Miami Dolphins at 1:00 p.m. ET.