ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are benching wide receiver Titus Young for Thursday’s game against Houston following what coach Jim Schwartz calls “unacceptable” behavior during Sunday’s loss to Green Bay.
Schwartz does not characterize the move as a suspension, but says Young was sent home from the team’s practice facility Monday and will be inactive against the Texans. The coach does not say what Young specifically did wrong, but says there’s no room for selfish behavior in a team sport.
Young, a second-year receiver out of Boise State, has 33 catches for 383 yards and four touchdowns this season. He caught one pass for 24 yards Sunday.
Young was involved in an altercation with teammate Louis Delmas last offseason. When he was in college, he missed most of the 2008 season for disciplinary reasons.
