After the injury, he went through limited practice for one day before being ruled out for the rest of the week, including last Sunday’s road loss to the Denver Broncos.
Even without Hockenson or running back D’Andre Swift, who hasn’t played yet this month because of a shoulder injury, Goff insists that players haven’t given up on the year, though the Lions remain one of two teams to be underdogs in every game this season.
“Pride and both the name on your back and the name on the front,” Goff said of what the Lions are playing for at this point of the season.
In Weeks 13-14, he became the first Lions rookie to ever record at least seven receptions in back-to-back games and will now have to try to continue that production without Hockenson.
“Losing a guy like that just means we’ve got to step up with other players.