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Jonah Jackson bypasses finger surgery, hopes to return to Detroit Lions before bye

As an offensive lineman well-schooled in trench warfare, Jonah Jackson considers his right hand his gun and his left hand his knife.

"This is to stab. This is the feel hand, you get to swipe it," the Detroit Lions guard said, holding up his left hand. "This is the power hand. You can grip it, and this side, you settle in and kind of just shut down the rush."

Jackson suffered a bone and ligament injury in his right ring finger in practice two weeks ago and has not been able to properly shoot his gun since.