Rookie tight end Michael Williams suffered a broken hand in the Detroit Lions’ 40-9 victory over the New England Patriots on Thursday. Williams is scheduled for surgery next week. His injury is not believed to be season-ending, though the Lions still could opt to place him on injured reserve. A seventh-round pick who won three national championships at Alabama, Williams projected as the Lions’ No. 3 tight end this fall, a blocking complement to Brandon Pettigrew and Tony Scheffler. Source: Detroit Free Press
