Lions Safety Saivion Smith Taken Off Field in Ambulance After Suffering Leg Injury
Saivion Smith of the Detroit Lions suffered what had to be a very serious leg injury during against the New England Patriots in Week 5. Smith tried to jam Patriots tight end Hunter Henry at the line and immediately went down in pain as Henry released. It's unclear exactly what happened, but Smith stayed on the ground while his teammates gathered around him. He was eventually taken off the field in an ambulance.
Here's how the injury occurred to the Lions' defender which necessitated the ambulance on the field pic.twitter.com/p41lTnQckm
— Ben Brown 🌻 (@BenBrownPL) October 9, 2022
Henry caught a pass on the play for 23 yards.
In Foxboro @Lions Saivion Smith taken off field by ambulance after apparent head/neck injury @Patriots #nfl @boston25 pic.twitter.com/OezL0QyRGT
— Butch Stearns (@ButchStearns) October 9, 2022
Saivion Smith appeared to suffer a leg injury when trying to jam Hunter Henry. The team doctors put him in an ambulance on the field.
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) October 9, 2022
Smith went undrafted out of Alabama in 2019. He's spent time with the Jaguars, Cowboys, Seahawks, Broncos and 49ers.