Detroit Lions lose WR Tre'Quan Smith to hand injury

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The competition for the back-end jobs in the Detroit Lions wide receiver room may have gotten a little more intense.

Head coach Dan Campbell said wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith suffered a hand injury in Saturday's 24-23 win over the Kansas City Chiefs that could keep him out of action “for a short period of time.”

Smith played nine snaps on Saturday and did not receive a pass. He is one of the more experienced players in a group of receivers battling for a spot on the roster behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond.

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Smith played one game for the Denver Broncos last season and played five seasons for the New Orleans Saints before that, including 2018-20 when Campbell was the team's assistant head coach. He did not catch a single pass that preseason.