Fitzgerald Cecilio

Detroit, MI

Detroit Lions wideout Nate Burleson suffered a broken arm in a single-car crash early Tuesday morning in Farmington Hills.

Burleson told police he was distracted by pizza falling off his front seat, causing him to lose control of his 2009 GMC Yukon SUV, which then crashed into a center median wall.

With Burleson out again, as he was most of last seaon with a broken leg, the Lions will look elsewhere for production.

"Every time he's gone in the game for us, he's made plays. He did the same thing in this game," Schwartz told freep.com of Ryan Broyles, who will pick up the slack in Burleson's absence.

"It's hard to keep a guy on a pitch count when you're only with 46 (active players on game days). It's a lot easier in a preseason game when you can control the reps. But not only was he able to do that, but he was able to come back in the second half and also play for us. Every day, he gets a little bit better, and every day, he gets a little bit more into the groove physically and mentally and things like that. It's a long road back."

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Lions wideout Nate Burleson suffers broken arm in car crash