Lions QB Stafford Held Out Of Practice Again @ NFL Betting Picks
In NFL Betting Picks Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was held out of practice for the third time in the last four days, leaving his availability for Sunday’s game at Green Bay an open question.
The No. 1 overall draft pick suffered a knee injury during the Lions’ Oct. 4 loss to the Chicago Bears and sat out last weekend’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Veteran backup Daunte Culpepper passed for 282 yards and one touchdown with one interception in the Lions’ 28-20 loss.
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Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Thursday that he would let the team’s injury report “handle where we are with the quarterback.”
Calvin Johnson, the Lions’ No. 1 receiver, hasn’t practiced the last two days because of a knee injury he sustained against the Steelers. Schwartz didn’t offer an update on Johnson’s status Thursday.
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esday by the Detroit Lions because of his injured right knee.
The Lions chose to not say anything more than that.
Detroit coach Jim Schwartz replied, ‘We’ll see on Sunday,’ when told the Pittsburgh Steelers said they expected to face Stafford.
Even if Stafford can’t practice again on Thursday, Schwartz said that won’t necessarily rule him out.
“I don’t want to set any hard-set rules,” he said.
Daunte Culpepper took snaps with the first-string offense while Stafford watched, wea
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ring a red No. 9 jersey, a Tigers cap, black shorts and shoes.
“Daunte looked good – just like he did in the preseason,” safety Louis Delmas said.
Culpepper was competing to be Detroit’s starting quarterback until he needed eight stitches to close a cut on his foot after the team’s third exhibition game.
Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, had his right knee twisted on a sack in Sunday’s loss at Chicago. He wasn’t in the locker room Monday or Wednesday when it was open to the media, but told reporters after the Bears game that he hurt the same knee in high school.