The longest-tenured member of the Detroit Lions will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today, but he is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season in 40 days, according to Tom “Killer” Kowalski of MLive.com.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz said that Hanson tweaked the knee in his plant leg during a kick on practice Monday. There was concern last summer when Hanson had a similar surgery in mid-August on the right knee of his kicking leg.
“The MRI showed a little bit of cartilage and we're anticipating a similar situation as last year. The difference is that last year it occurred deeper into training camp and this is early,” Schwartz told media. “We don't put timetables on guys but we don't anticipate it being a thing that would jeopardize the start of the season.”
The 40-year-old Hanson has missed one game in the previous 18 seasons. He was 21-for-28 on field goal tries last season and the 75 percent ratio was his worst since 2001 when he converted only 70 percent of his tries.
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