The preseason game between the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was suspended in the fourth quarter Friday night after Lions safety Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance with a serious injury.
Norris appeared to take an inadvertent knee to the head while attempting to make a tackle on a running play by Atlanta’s Nathan Carter with 14:50 to go.
Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes as players from both teams joined hands in unison.
When play resumed, Falcons quarterback Emory Jones took a snap and then held the ball as players from both teams stood at the line of scrimmage and the clock continued to run.
Finally, with 6:31 left, an official announced the game had been suspended “per New York.”
ESPN’s Eric Woodyard and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
