The NFL's trade deadline has come and gone, and despite a few rumblings yesterday, quarterback Jon Kitna remains a member of the Detroit Lions. For now. Just don't expect to see him setting foot on the field anytime soon, seeing as he's officially been placed on injured reserve, ending his season, as reported by Tom Kowalski. The news came just minutes after the 4:00 PM ET trade deadline, which saw the Lions send wide receiver Roy Williams packing to Dallas for a boatload of draft picks.
With Kitna now on the shelf, and Williams catching passes for the Cowboys, the Lions will now turn their offense over to the scrambling abilities of Dan Orlovsky. It's all bad news for Calvin Johnson, as he's going to be dealing with the added coverage that comes with Mike Furrey or Shaun McDonald lining up opposite him, while his quarterback runs out of the end zone.
Settle in, Lions fans, it could be a long season.
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10-14-2008 @ 6:48PM
ken E said...
Williams will fit right in with the Cowgirls. It is a team full on cry babies and troublemakers
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10-14-2008 @ 6:56PM
the cooker said...
I am not a Lion's fan, but it was pretty obvious that they did not want Kitna around and tried to trade him. If you do not want the guy why not just cut him instead of putting him on the DL.
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10-15-2008 @ 11:42PM
Dr Huxtable said...
As payback for him being a huge b1tch and refusing to travel with the team to Minnesota last week.
10-16-2008 @ 1:34PM
Rob said...
Maybe the NFL should put the entire detroit lions team on the physically unable to perform list!
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