Detroit Lions place running back Isiah Pacheco on injured reserve There were no additional details on Pacheco’s recovery timetable beyond the injured reserve designation
DETROIT – The Detroit Lions Isiah Pacheco
The move means Pacheco will be sidelined while recovering from his back injury and will be out for the team’s first four games of the regular season.
Players placed on injured reserve are required to miss at least four games under NFL rules before they can return to action.
Pacheco is a new addition to the Lions after spending four years with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kansas City selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, and he helped them win two Super Bowls.
The Lions will turn to Sione Vaki Jacob Saylors Jabari Small Jahmyr Gibbs
Detroit has not provided additional details on Pacheco’s recovery timetable beyond the injured reserve designation.
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