Kalvin Pearson hasn’t been able to straighten his left pinkie for seven years. It’s got a permanent bend near the first knuckle, from the time it got caught in a receiver’s jersey. The ligament was torn off the bone, and doctors had to insert a screw to reattach it. That’s not the Detroit Lions safety’s only damaged digit — just the worst one.

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Dented digits: DB’s fingers take a beating in NFL (AP)