{"id":17622,"date":"2025-01-06T03:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17622"},"modified":"2025-01-06T03:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:34:48","slug":"photo-lions-star-lb-alex-anzalone-shows-off-gruesome-scar-from-his-forearm-surgery-that-will-make-your-stomach-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17622","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Lions Star LB Alex Anzalone Shows Off Gruesome Scar From His Forearm Surgery That Will Make Your Stomach Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0star linebacker Alex Anzalone showed off the gruesome-looking scar from surgery on his fractured forearm ahead of Sunday\u2019s Week 18 clash with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/minnesota-vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Anzalone suffered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/schedule\/_\/name\/det\/detroit-lions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a forearm fracture<\/a>\u00a0in the Lions\u2019 52-6 blowout win over the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>\u00a0on Nov. 17. He was placed on the injured reserve and missed six games but will return for tonight\u2019s pivotal \u2018Sunday Night Football\u2019 showdown with Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his return, Anzalone showed off the gnarly scar from his forearm surgery with a hilarious caption that read, \u201cEveryone wants to be a dog, until you have to do some dog sh*t.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8WARNING; GRAPHIC: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lions<\/a> linebacker Alex Anzalone posted a picture of his arm after having surgery on his arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone wants to be a dog, until you have to do some dog sh*t\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anzalone plans on returning soon\ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7KopvzT55\">pic.twitter.com\/k7KopvzT55<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1875990449531588741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The winner of the Lions-Vikings game will win the NFC North and clinch the conference\u2019s top seed and only first-round bye. The loser will be a 14-3 team that must travel to Tampa Bay OR Los Angeles in the Wild Card Round.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-alex-anzalone-s-return-is-a-giant-boost-for-lions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alex Anzalone\u2019s Return Is A Giant Boost For Lions<\/h2>\n<p>The 30-year-old Anzalone has been a mainstay on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dan-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Campbell<\/a>\u2019s defense since joining the Lions in 2021. The hard-hitting linebacker had one sack, four pas breakups and 56 combined tackles in nine games before his injury.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit has been hit brutally hard by the injury bug on the defensive side of the ball, so Anzalone\u2019s return couldn\u2019t come at a much better time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Detroit Lions\u00a0star linebacker Alex Anzalone showed off the gruesome-looking scar from surgery on his fractured forearm ahead of Sunday\u2019s Week 18 clash with the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings. 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