{"id":5806,"date":"2013-10-10T09:29:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T13:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2013-10-10T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T13:29:54","slug":"nate-burleson-targeting-week-10-return-to-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/2013\/10\/10\/nate-burleson-targeting-week-10-return-to-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Burleson targeting Week 10 return to Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson is targeting Week 10 for his return to the field. That comes a week after the Lions bye week.<\/p>\n

That would put Burleson on the field for their Nov. 10 game against a divisional rival in the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday Burleson was spotted going though drills without a cast on his arm.<\/p>\n

“It was a little unexpected; I am not due back on the field yet,” Burleson said, via Detroit News<\/a>. “I can run, the tennis balls help with hand-eye coordination. But on top of that, I wanted to be out there for the guys. I want to be able to lead and talk to them, even if it’s just a little bit of encouragement seeing me out there running around.”<\/p>\n

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“We’ve got to win this game and I am not going to be a ghost wandering around the facility,” he said. “I want to be seen, I want to be heard, I still want to show these guys how to approach each day in practice.”<\/p>\n

While that is good news we can expect the pizza jokes to continue. Below are photos that Burleson posted from his wreck that resulted in his broken arm.<\/div>\n
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Of course Burleson is taking it in stride with the following comments on instagram.<\/div>\n
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I’m releasing these pix for 2 reasons: 1) I walked away from a totalled vehicle #Blessed 2) I have to hear all the pizza jokes…lol I’ll start-Yes I am the 5th Ninja Turtle. #LovePizza #LetTheJokesBegin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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