(AP) -- ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson underwent a "minor" surgical procedure Tuesday to remedy a nagging knee injury.
Coach Jim Schwartz would not say if the procedure was done on Hanson's kicking leg, but added the team hopes to get him back on the field quickly. Detroit signed free-agent kicker Swayze Waters on Tuesday.
Hanson, the franchise's career scoring leader and one of just six men in NFL history with more than 400 field goals, has been selected to two Pro Bowl teams during his 17-year career.
Waters replaced linebacker Cody Spencer, who went on injured reserve after tearing an ACL during Saturday's exhibition win over Atlanta.
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