ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have activated running back Kerryon Johnson from injured reserve eight weeks after he tore the meniscus in his right knee during a loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Johnson, a second-round pick for Detroit in 2018 out of Auburn, missed the second half of last season with a left knee injury before hurting his right knee this year. Wanting to finish a season is at least part of why Johnson has been pushing to come back.
This even though the Lions, at 3-10-1, are out of the playoff picture and assured of a losing record for the second straight year.