Free Press Detroit Lions writer Dave Birkett reacts to the team's moves on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Last year, Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson missed six games of his rookie season with a left knee injury.
This year, he will miss at least eight games with a right knee injury.
It might be too much for some young players to bare. But fellow running back J.D. McKissic said he wasn’t worried about Johnson’s spirits.
“No, sir,” McKissic said Wednesday, a day after the Lions placed Johnson on injured reserve following surgery.