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Brandon Pettigrew is out for rest of season

Detroit Lions rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew will miss the remainder of the season after he suffered a season-ending injury to his left knee in yesterday's game against the Packers, per Nicholas Cotsonika of the Detroit Free Press.

The injury happened on a non-contact play in the first series of yesterday's game.

Pettigrew, the second of the Lions' two first-round picks, had 30 receptions for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

The other tight ends on the Lions' roster are Will Heller and Casey Fitzsimmons. Heller has 19 receptions for 209 yards and three touchdowns and Fitzsimmons has 17 receptions for 119 yards.


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