Updated / Saturday, 9 Aug 2025 13:24
Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris is in a stable condition in hospital after being carried off on a stretcher during a pre-season game with the Atlanta Falcons.
The 24-year-old appeared to take a knee to the head from Nathan Carter in the fourth quarter and, after 20 minutes of treatment on the pitch, was taken to Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital.
Both teams’ coaches agreed to end the game at that point with more than six minutes remaining.
"We agreed it just didn’t feel right to finish that game," Detroit coach Dan Campbell told a press conference.
In a statement Detroit Lions said: "Morice Norris is in stable condition and has feeling and movement in all his extremities. He will remain at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta overnight for observation."