Avonte Maddox carted off, ruled out of Week 2 with foot injury

Maddox exiting with a foot injury removes another experienced defensive back from the Lions’ lineup while other starting safeties are on PUP, increasing short-term availability risk in the secondary.

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- Second-quarter collision with teammate Chuck Clark in the end zone led to Maddox limping off the field.
- Team later announced he would not return to the game.
- ESPN reported he was carted to the locker room and ruled out for the remainder of the game.
- Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph are already on reserve/PUP and will miss at least four games.
- Losing Maddox further limits experienced options in the back end and forces more workload on backups and nickel/slot personnel.
- Coach Dan Campbell said he’ll know more after further evaluation; availability for upcoming weeks is uncertain.

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