Rodriguez was carted to the locker room in the first quarter after he hobbled off the field in kick coverage following the Lions’ first touchdown. The team initially listed him as questionable with an ankle injury before downgrading him to out at the end of the first quarter.

Rodriguez was the team’s primary backup option at off-ball linebacker behind Alex Anzalone and Jack Campbell. He has taken on a consistent contributing role in recent weeks as his snap count increased due to Derrick Barnes’ season-ending injury and the Lions’ lack of depth on the edge.

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Anzalone, Campbell, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Ben Niemann and Trevor Nowaske, who had an interception in the first quarter, will be the Lions’ linebackers for the remainder of the game against Tennessee. The Lions led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter when Rodriguez went off.