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On Tuesday afternoon Sylvester Williams Jersey , Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia announced that Kerryon Johnson underwent a procedure on Tuesday morning and will be placed on injured reserve.Johnson injured his right knee during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Though it didn’t look too serious at the time—he tried to work through it on the exercise bike—he did not return to the game, and obviously the injury was serious enough to require a medical procedure. Patricia said the hope is that Johnson can return to play at some point this season, but by placing him on injured reserve, he is now ineligible to practice for six weeks and cannot return for a game for another eight weeks. With only 10 regular season games left, that means Johnson will only be eligible to play in two. “I obviously feel really bad for Kerryon that he’s in this situation http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-matt-prater-jersey , but I know he’s a tough kid and he works really hard, so I’m very optimistic about everything going forward,” Patricia said.With the trade deadline looming just a week away, Patricia wouldn’t commit to necessarily making a move to replace Johnson on the roster, but with only Ty Johnson Womens Anthony Zettel Jersey , J.D. McKissic and Tra Carson currently on the roster, expect the Lions to make some sort of move soon. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia maintained his innocence and his new team said it supported him after a 1996 sexual assault allegation resurfaced Wednesday night.The Detroit News reported that Patricia and a friend of his were indicted 22 years ago by a Texas grand jury, on one count each of aggravated sexual assault for an alleged incident involving a woman on South Padre Island. The accuser did not testify and the case was dismissed 10 months later.”As someone who was falsely accused of this very serious charge over 22 years ago, and never given the opportunity to defend myself and clear my name Womens Barry Sanders Jersey , I find it incredibly unfair, disappointing, and frustrating that this story would resurface now with the only purpose being to damage my character and reputation,” Patricia said in a statement issued by the Lions. ”I firmly maintain my innocence, as I have always done.”The Lions hired Patricia after last season to replace Jim Caldwell as coach. He had previously been an assistant with the New England Patriots.The Lions said a ”standard pre-employment background check” did not turn up the incident. But the team said it was standing by Patricia.”We have spoken to Coach Patricia about this at length as well as the attorney who represented him at the time Womens Levine Toilolo Jersey ,” the Lions said in a statement attributed to owner Martha Firestone Ford, general manager Bob Quinn and president Rod Wood. ”Based upon everything we have learned, we believe and have accepted Coach Patricia’s explanation and we will continue to support him.”—