The Detroit Lions organization was fined $110,000 on Saturday for how it handled the injury designation of quarterback Matthew Stafford before a Nov. 10 game against the Chicago Bears. Stafford, who will miss his fifth straight game when the Lions play at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, has been out since sustaining a back injury on Nov. 3 against the Oakland Raiders. The Lions failed to update Stafford’s status to “out” for the Bears game, even after tests two days prior indicated his injury was more serious than first thought. Some of his Lions teammates told media outlets on the Saturday before the game that Stafford would not play, and doctors considered it “unsafe” for him to compete. While ruled out internally, the Lions still listed Stafford as “questionable” on the injury report.

Source: National Post December 08, 2019 00:33 UTC