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Lions CB Jeffrey Okudah reportedly done for season with torn Achilles

Jeffrey Okudah now has added injury to insult.

The Detroit Lions' much-maligned cornerback, who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, had about as tough a Week 1 game as you can imagine.

First, he was chewed out on national TV after a blown assignment. That was hard enough to watch.

Then Monday came confirmation of what the Lions suspected after their opening-game loss to the San Francisco 49ers: that Okudah had in fact suffered a torn Achilles in the fourth quarter of the game. The news was reported by NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.