Lions injury update: Sam LaPorta shoulder injury not serious

In the Detroit Lions’ crazy comeback win over the Houston Texans, tight end Sam LaPorta suffered an injury early in the second half and did not return to the game.

It was announced as a shoulder injury, but according to Lions coach Dan Campbell, they don’t believe it’s a serious injury that could keep him out for a long period of time – he may not even miss the next game.

“I don’t know how significant it will be, (but) it’s not something like, ‘He’s going to be out four weeks,'” Campbell said. “He might miss this week. We’ll see. He has a slight sprain here (points to shoulder/neck), so to speak, the AC joint.

“He tried to get back in but it wasn’t quite right. It didn’t feel quite right. So we’re going to get it checked out tomorrow, we’re going to see where it stands, see how important it is and just take it day by day.”

LaPorta is a tough kid. Last year, he suffered what appeared to be a pretty serious knee injury in the regular season finale, but didn’t miss a single playoff game. But we’ll see how hard the Lions try to push him this week against the 2-8 Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Lions’ second-year tight end was in the midst of one of his best games of 2024. On Sunday night against the Texans, he had three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. This season, LaPorta has 25 catches for 366 yards and three touchdowns.