ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones will not play at Green Bay on Sunday, and team officials are concerned that his foot injury could keep him out a lot longer.
Jones injured his left foot late in Sunday's 30-20 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and was undergoing testing on Monday. He may have a fracture/dislocation of the foot, an injury that kept linebacker Teddy Lehman on the sidelines for nearly 12 months.
"That was frustrating, because it was almost a complete year before I played football again," Lehman said Monday. "If that's what Kevin has, all I can tell him is to keep working, even when you feel like it will never get better."
The injury involves a key ligament in the top of the foot.
"It's not like a knee where the ligament is holding a couple bones together," Lehman said. "There are a lot of small bones in that part of the foot and that keeps them together."
Jones has blossomed in Mike Martz's offense, rushing for 689 yards and catching a career-high 61 passes for 520 yards. He has eight touchdowns, including a career-best six on the ground.
"He's a tremendous player," Lions coach Rod Marinelli said. "If he's going to be out for an extended period, we would obviously have to alter our plans for the future."
Jones' teammates knew that a 2-11 season could get even worse without their most consistent offensive threat.
"That's a huge loss," tight end Dan Campbell said. "Look at everything he does for us and the way he has flourished this year."
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