Detroit Lions DB Morice Norris posts he’s 'all good' after scary injury cut preseason game short

Norris was injured while attempting to tackle Atlanta rookie Nathan Carter with 14:50 to go in the fourth quarter. According to the NFL, he sustained a hit to the head/neck area and was carried off the field in an ambulance. 

The injury was so serious that the players let the clock run out until the game was eventually suspended.

Norris was transported to Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition, the Lions said in a statement, with "feeling and movement in all his extremities."

"We would like to thank the Atlanta Falcons organization, the EMS team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the doctors and staff at Grady for their support," the Lions said, noting Norris would remain hospitalized overnight for observation.

What they're saying:

Norris posted an Instagram story Saturday morning, writing "I'm all good man. Don't stress it. Appreciate all the check ins and love."

Lions teammate Terrion Arnold shared an image on Instagram of himself and Norris talking on Facetime Saturday morning.

"My dawg @famousmoe26 called me today, sometimes we forget how precious life is and everything," Arnold said in the post.

Detroit Head Coach Dan Campbell confirmed after the game Norris is breathing, is awake and talking. His mother was also with him after the incident.

"When something like that happens, it puts things in perspective," Campbell said. "Norris is a class act. He's the ultimate class act, and it just didn't feel right to finish that game. That man's a class act. Always has been."