Dorsey’s foot got turned around as he fell backward on the ground.Players from both teams kneeled around Dorsey in support as he was tended to by Lions’ medical personnel.
Detroit Lions cornerback Khalil Dorsey suffered a gruesome ankle injury late in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills.Dorsey was defending a third-and-goal play from the Lions’ 6-yard line.
He collided with Buffalo running back Ty Johnson and Detroit linebacker Ezekiel Turner while in coverage on a crossing route.Dorsey was put in an air cast, placed on a stretcher and carted to the locker room.
He was transported to a local hospital, according to CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game that Dorsey’s season is over.
Dorsey is the second Lions defensive player to be taken to the hospital during a game this season. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson broke his tibia and fibula in Dallas in October.
Dorsey was in the game for injured Carlton Davis, who was in the locker room being evaluated for a concussion with a jaw injury.