Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris suffered a scary injury in the fourth quarter of the preseason Week 1 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
The injury occurred while Norris was attempting to make a tackle on a Falcons offensive player.
Norris’ head appeared to snap back while attempting to make the tackle and he did not get up following the play. A stretcher was brought out for Norris almost immediately and there was clearly concern on the faces of the players.
Morice Norris injury update
UPDATE: The Lions announced late Friday night that Norris is in stable condition and has feeling and movement in all of his extremities.
“Morice Norris is in stable condition and has feeling and movement in all his extremities,” the Lions wrote. “He will remain at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta overnight for observation.
“We would like to thank the Atlanta Falcons organization, the EMS team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the doctors and staff at Grady for their support.”
END OF UPDATE
UPDATE: Head coach Dan Campbell shared some positive news on Norris’ status after the game.
Campbell begins his press conference by saying there’s a positive update on #Lions DB Morice Norris.
“He’s breathing, he’s talking…he’s got some movement, and now, they’re running some tests.”
— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) August 9, 2025
The Lions also announced that Norris has been transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
END OF UPDATE
UPDATE: According to the Lions’ broadcast (h/t Richard Silva of The Detroit News), Norris was “indeed blinking his eyes” while he was loaded onto the ambulance.
Lions broadcast says Morice Norris “was indeed blinking his eyes” while getting loaded into the ambulance. https://t.co/dxQ2glpSAo
— Richard Silva (@rich_silva18) August 9, 2025
It appears Lions and Falcons players have decided not to play out the rest of the game. In what is something we’ve never seen, both teams are just kneeling the football to run the clock out.
That’s certainly understandable given the situation. The officials have just announced that the game has been suspended.
END OF UPDATE
Not only was Norris loaded onto a stretcher, an ambulance has now been brought on the field for the defensive back.
Hate to see this. Ambulance on the field for Norris.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) August 9, 2025
We sincerely hope he’s OK. We’ll update this page when more information is known.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell called players in for a team meeting on the field as Norris was taken off the field. The broadcast’s sideline reporter noted that players were clearly emotional and concerned about Norris’ well-being.
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