Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus suffered a broken collarbone on Sunday (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). That’ll likely end his season here in October, though there’s a small chance that he could return later on this year. Either way, the Lions will have to place him on the injured reserve list.
Cephus was a bright spot for the Lions in an otherwise challenging year. Through five games, the young WR had 15 catches for 204 yards and two touchdowns, nearly matching his entire rookie slate.
The Lions snagged Cephus in the fifth round of the 2020 draft after assault allegations tanked his stock. On the field, he showed serious potential by catching 59 passes for 901 yards and seven touchdowns in his final year at Wisconsin.
The Lions, which are short-handed on both sides of the ball, are 0-5 following Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. They’ll try to get into the win column on Sunday when they face the Bengals in Detroit.
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