Marc Sessler - NFL.com
The Detroit Lions have grown dangerously thin at wide receiver.
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Coach Jim Schwartz told reporters Monday that rookieRyan Broyles will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Broyles suffered the injury in the first quarter of Sunday's lossto the Indianapolis Colts.
Broyles tore the ACL in his left knee at Oklahoma last season. Not the same joints, but still a major concern for a developing NFL pass-catcher.
Schwartz confirmed Titus Young is out of the picture indefinitely. The embattled receiver was sent home again after his second chance inside the building last week didn't change minds around the organization about his selfish and streaky behavior.
Young was deactivated Sunday against the Colts and we don't expect him to play again this season. That leaves Mike Thomas as Detroit's No. 2 receiver across from Calvin Johnson.
Matthew Stafford went into Week 13 as the NFL's leader in passing yards, but the quarterback will be challenged to spread the ball around on a depleted offense. Chalk it up as more bad news for a 4-8Lions team that never got off the ground in 2012.
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