On Saturday, the team announced that tight end Sam LaPorta would be heading to the IR due to a back injury. The move means Detroit will be without him for at least four weeks.

The Detroit Lions suffered another critical loss Saturday when placing tight end Sam LaPorta on injured reserve with a back injury.

The Detroit Lions have placed TE Sam LaPorta on injured reserve due to his back injury, sidelining him a minimum of four games. LaPorta, 24, was ruled out of Sunday's game against Philadelphia after missing a full week before the team announced the late move on Saturday afternoon.

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The Lions ruled tight end Sam LaPorta out for Sunday's game against the Eagles on Friday and they ruled him out for at least three more games on Saturday.

The Detroit Lions were hit with some unfortunate injury news about TE Sam LaPorta one day before facing the Philadelphia Eagles.

The injuries continue to pile up in Detroit. The newest one sees tight end Sam LaPorta being placed on injured reserve. He failed to practice at all this week due to a back injury, and he’ll now be sidelined for at least four games.

The Detroit Lions may have a bit of a pressing concern as Sam LaPorta's back is apparently acting up. He has missed two straight practices.