"As if their poor play wasn't enough of a concern, the Patriots suffered a number of injuries in last night's loss to the Lions.

The most worrisome was to Wes Welker, who hurt his neck while tackling Lions rookie Ricardo Silva after his interception of Tom Brady in the second quarter.

Welker did not return, though in the preseason it is tougher to assess how serious an injury is because it's unknown whether the player would have returned to a regular-season game.

Afterward, coach Bill Belichick said he did not have an update on Welker."