Lions Place Furrey on IR, Sign Colbert
The Lions placed wide receiver Mike Furrey on the injured reserve today, ending his season due to a concussion. According to a statement made by general manager Martin Mayhew, Furrey was continuing to experience the effects of a concussion, even though it happened three weeks ago. Furrey hadn't practiced since he sustained the concussion, as he experienced dizziness or nausea when he tried to get out on the field, according to Mayhew.
Furrey, however, says that this was solely the Lions' decision, as he is "100% right now." Furrey wasn't happy with being put on the IR, and it sounds like the Lions shelved him in a way similar to what they did with Jon Kitna.
“This is the way they want to go,” Furrey said. “I’m 100% right now, and I’ll be getting ready for next year next week.”
"I had a little bit of lightheadedness afterward, but who wouldn’t after you hadn’t run for two weeks?" Furrey said. "But they tried to shut me down from there."
“I actually had to go confront it,” Furrey said. “I went up to Martin and asked him what was going on. I was planning on going to practice today. I confronted him in the lunch room, and he said they were going to stick to the plan they had last week.”
“There were some incidents throughout the two weeks that I should have just rested,” Furrey said. “Instead I went out and tried to run.”
“It’s crazy,” said Furrey, who has one year left on his contract. “So I feel bad. Detroit’s been good to me, and this whole situation’s just, it’s disappointing. I just want to play football. Whether it’s here or wherever, that’s all I want to do.”
To fill the open roster spot, the Lions signed wide receiver Keary Colbert, who was released by the Seahawks on November 11. Colbert was traded to Seattle from Denver earlier this season, and he only caught 7 passes in 7 games with the Seahawks.
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Seahawks Fan Here
Here’s a short summary of what we think of Colbert:
HE SUCKS!
Now……we could go for a longer summary:
He sucks because he has hands of stone and just drops the ball over and over again when it hits him in the numbers.
He sucks because he gains so little after a rare catch.
You will get no value out of him like we thought we would get, you’ll just be even more frustrated.
Seattle, the world's worst sports city.
by SSreporters on Dec 1, 2008 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Furrey says he's at 100%
Why the drop to IR? He has, in the past (though not this year), been a decent player. had a ton of grabs last year. Doesn’t help that the Lions QB situation has sucked hind tit this year. Hope he’s back next year.
"It's probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you're driving too slow. It's not the most pleasant thing."
Barry Sanders, on what defensive backs who played against him compared him to.
by Jettero2112 on Dec 1, 2008 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Furrey
I really hope he is back next year. He has done great things for Detroit both on and off the field. I really hope they bring him back next year because it doesn’t seem like he even cares that he isn’t playing that much.
by LVLionfan on Dec 1, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just a thought
As someone who works in the medical field, I have absolutely no trust in a players own ability to judge when he’s able to come back from a concussion. Any other injury (like Kitna’s back) and I’d say yeah, stupid Lions, screwing around with veterans yet again. But the Lions have a staff of doctors and for sure at least one neurologist, and I’ve seen too many situations where people underestimate the significance of head trauma and severely exacerbate it, even with a normal hit. I’m not saying that Furrey necessarily belonged on the IR, but I don’t trust him when he says he’s 100%.
by sgdbw90 on Dec 2, 2008 12:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of concussions
What’s your opinion Michigan runnning back Sam McGuffie’s situation? He got a concussion against Toledo in early October, got knocked out (literally) against Michigan State later that month and it is assumed he suffered another concussion, and then against Ohio State in November he got another one. Three concussions in an entire career is dangerous, so how messed up will he be after possibly getting three in a couple months.
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by Sean Yuille on Dec 2, 2008 1:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs




















