ALLEN PARK, MI (AP) --
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson
underwent a "minor" surgical procedure Tuesday to remedy a
nagging knee injury.
Coach Jim Schwartz would not say if the procedure was done on
Hanson's kicking leg, but added the team hopes to get him back on
the field quickly. Detroit signed free-agent kicker Swayze Waters
on Tuesday.
Hanson, the franchise's career scoring leader and one of just
six men in NFL history with more than 400 field goals, has been
selected to two Pro Bowl teams during his 17-year career.
Waters replaced linebacker Cody Spencer, who went on injured
reserve after tearing an ACL during Saturday's exhibition win over
Atlanta.
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