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Sam LaPorta's absence clears the runway for someone Lions fans want to see play

In the categoy of "life comes at you fast", Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta went from out for a game, to on IR to most likely out for the season due to a back injury in the span of a week.

It's impossible to overstate LaPorta's importance to the Lions' offense. His absence means others (Jameson Williams, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs) are in line for targets from Jared Goff, but his being out also marked a serious shift in the Lions' offensive personnel deployment in Week 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles.