Detroit Lions captain has played with fractured ribs since season finale
ALLEN PARK — Add Alex Anzalone’s name to the list of warriors still fighting and pushing to keep this dream season for the Detroit Lions alive.
The Detroit Free Press first reported earlier this week that Anzalone has been playing through three fractured ribs. When asked by MLive in the locker room about the injury on Wednesday, Anzalone said the injury happened in the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings. He’s also been playing through a lingering shoulder injury, and had a screw inserted into his hand after the Thanksgiving game.
And like his fellow warrior and teammate Frank Ragnow, Anzalone downplayed the situation ahead of this weekend’s NFC title game tilt on the road against the San Francisco 49ers.