Stanton Out At Least First Two Games

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)  Detroit Lions reserve quarterback Drew

Stanton is expected to miss the first two games of the regular

season after spraining his thumb in practice.

Stanton is Detroit's third-string quarterback behind Jon Kitna

and Dan Orlovsky. He was injured Thursday and is expected to be in

a cast for four weeks. He'll miss the final two preseason games and

the start of the regular season.

In the first two exhibition games, he completed 7 of 8 passes

for 85 yards and threw a touchdown.

The former Michigan State star missed his rookie season in 2007

with a knee injury.