Allen Park, MI (My Sportsbook) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers will miss the remainder of the 2004 season with a broken clavicle suffered in Sunday's 20-16 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears.

Rogers, who was also sidelined for the final 11 games of last season with a broken collarbone, went down in the first quarter after hitting the ground following an incompletion. X-rays revealed a fracture near the one he sustained last year during a bye-week practice in October.

The second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and is scheduled to undergo surgery later this week.

"(Charles) feels badly that he hasn't been available to us, and I had to reiterate to him that it's not his fault -- it's just how it is," Lions head coach Steve Mariucci said. "He has to deal with it like a man and rehab and keep a smile on his face, and deal with it."

Rogers had 22 receptions for 243 yards and three touchdowns in only five games during his rookie campaign. He won the 2002 Biletnikoff Award as the top receiver in college football during his junior season at Michigan State.

Also, the club signed wide receiver David Kircus off the practice squad. With his arrival, the Lions now have five receivers on the 53-man roster -- Kircus, veterans Az-Zahir Hakim and Eddie Drummond, rookie Roy Williams and free-agent acquisition Tai Streets.

Meanwhile, the team received more discouraging news as All-Pro defensive back Dre' Bly will likely miss the next two to three games. Bly sprained a ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday's game and did not return.

"Cornerback Dre' Bly has a "Grade 2" knee sprain and will likely be out two to three weeks," Mariucci added.

Bly is expected to miss home games versus the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles, and will then have time to rest during the team's bye week on October 3.

Finally, Detroit added tight end Leonard Stephens to the practice squad, replacing tight end Ivory McCoy, who was placed on waivers.