Overview
- Avonte Maddox limped off a red-zone play in the second quarter, was evaluated on the sideline and then taken to the locker room on a cart, the team reported Thursday.
- The Lions announced Maddox suffered a foot injury and listed him as questionable to return, but they have not provided a definitive diagnosis or recovery timeline.
- Maddox’s exit came while Detroit trailed 14-0 and then 21-0, part of a first-half stretch in which the defense struggled and quarterback Jared Goff had been sacked multiple times.
- Maddox, 30, is in his second season with Detroit after helping the Eagles win the 2025 Super Bowl and he had an arm scare in Week 1 that did not keep him from finishing that game.
- With starters Branch and Kerby Joseph already on reserve/PUP, the club faces immediate depth pressure in the secondary and will rely on backups and veterans while awaiting an official injury update.