Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Lions Kicker Hanson Underwent Knee Surgery

Detroit Lions place kicker and the franchise's only consistent scoring threat for the last decade, Jason Hanson had minor knee surgery this morning. The Lions wanted to get the small issue taken care of rather than let it linger and turn into something that was going to nag him all season. Head Coach Jim Schwartz would not disclose which knee was involved and was not definite about when the injury occurred.

Hanson, who is entering his 18th season, kicked two field goals, including the winning 47-yarder in Saturday’s exhibition, but he had some trouble with kickoffs.

The Lions better hope this is only a minor injury, otherwise an already below average offense could become even worse!

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