Isiah Pacheco to miss at least three months

Detroit Lions running back Isiah Pacheco (back, knee) is expected to miss significant time after recently undergoing back surgery, head coach Dan Campbell said Monday, Sept. 14.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport said that Pacheco had a procedure to repair a pinched nerve in his back, and he is estimated to need at least 12 weeks to recover. He had surgery to remove a body that was pressing on a nerve in his back.