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Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris posted on social media Saturday that he is \u201call good\u201d after suffering a scary head injury during Friday night\u2019s NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons that led to the contest being suspended in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmen, amen. I\u2019m all good man. Don\u2019t stress it. Appreciate all the check ins and love,\u201d Norris wrote on his Instagram story. He also posted a 1 Thessalonians 5:18 bible verse.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old was taken off the Mercedes-Benz Stadium field on a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance after a hit to the head while making a tackle in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
The Lions said Friday that Norris was in stable condition and \u201chas feeling and movement in all his extremities.\u201d He remained at Grady Memorial Hospital overnight for observation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe 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,\u201d the Lions added in a statement.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Lions head coach Dan Campbell shared a positive update saying Norris is breathing, talking and had some movement in his extremities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an eye opener,\u201d an emotional Campbell told reporters. \u201cIt\u2019s just an eye opener. It hits a little different and it puts things into perspective. Man, its a violent game and we love it. But when something like this happens, the silver lining is, man, that brotherhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see all those guys, from that team to our team, kind of come together and everybody is thinking about another player, it just means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Norris attempted to tackle Falcons running back Nathan Carter, he was hit in the head by Carter\u2019s knee in the process. He immediately dropped to the turf and appeared unconscious. The Falcons training staff ran onto the field almost immediately after noticing his injury and the Lions training staff was there soon after.<\/p>\n
After Norris was tended to on the field by both teams\u2019 medical staffs, he was loaded onto the waiting ambulance and driven off. When the game resumed, the Falcons snapped the ball but neither team did anything, instead gathering on the field in a circle to pray after a few minutes of discussion.<\/p>\n
One of the first responders who rushed onto the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to tend to Norris told CNN Sports that the defensive back was speaking on the field before being taken away in the ambulance.<\/p>\n
In a surreal scene, the game clock ran for more than eight minutes as the players prayed together before the game was halted.<\/p>\n
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said he and Campbell made the decision to not continue playing the game.<\/p>\n
NFL officials in New York made the call to suspend the game.<\/p>\n
The Lions led 17-10 when play was suspended.<\/p>\n
Morris called it a \u201ctough situation\u201d while giving \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d to Norris and his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough to even talk to those guys, they\u2019re so emotional about the game,\u201d Morris told reporters on what he said to his players following the injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo emotional about what we do. They all got a lot respect for the other players in this game and that was the ultimate show of it by the teams right there. Just got to pray for Morice Norris and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Falcons said in a post on X, \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with Morice Norris, his family, and the Lions organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Campbell called Morris an \u201cultimate class act\u201d for the mutual decison made to not continue playing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe agreed it just didn\u2019t feel right to finish that game and that man is a class act, always has been,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n
In a scene reminiscent of the 2023 incident in which Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin experienced a cardiac arrest on the field during a game, football quickly became an afterthought for both the teams and the fans in attendance.<\/p>\n
The crowd cheered when they realized that the teams had decided to gather in solidarity and let the clock run rather than resuming play after the injury to Morris.<\/p>\n
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