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Was benching Stafford a ploy for Patricia and Quinn to keep their jobs?

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2019...w-stafford-6-week-injury-could-be-back-sooner
Matthew Stafford has ?6-week injury,? could be back sooner.
Stafford?s injury may be a little more serious than originally speculated.
POD

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/17/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-six-week-injury/
Matthew Stafford has a six-week back injury, could return sooner.
LionsWire

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...tracy-walker-back-against-cowboys/4222710002/
Lions get Walker back against Cowboys;
Stafford reportedly could be out six weeks.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...tafford-back-tracy-walker-returns/4222069002/
Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford dealing with 6-week injury, Tracy Walker back vs. Dallas.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/11...ek-injury-but-might-not-be-out-that-long.html
Matthew Stafford has 6-week injury, but might not be out that long.
Mlive

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia has not given any indication as to when the team will get the services of quarterback Matthew Stafford back again after the veteran passer suffered a back injury against the Chicago Bears. Choosing to keep his medical information private, Patricia has simply called his situation both day-to-day and week-to-week.

However, ESPN?s Adam Schefter provided a little more clarity on Sunday morning.

?Doctors recently told Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford that the fractured bones in his back are a six-week injury,? Schefter reported.

However, the ESPN reporter noted that Stafford may not be sidelined that entire time, simply that the severity of his injury typically takes six weeks to recover.

NFL Network?s Ian Rapoport provided even more detail on the nature of the injury.
?My report on #Lions QB Matthew Stafford, who could be out as much as 6 weeks because of tiny, non-displaced fractures in the upper thoracic spine,? Rapoport tweeted Sunday morning.

This appears to be a different injury than what many speculated was a transverse fracture in his back, which is the injury Stafford played through last year and was speculated to only sideline him for a few games this season.
 
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