Detroit Lions cornerback Chris Houston posted a photo from a hospital bed to his private Instagram account Monday night, one week after general manager Martin Mayhew declined to rule out surgery for Houston's ailing toe.

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A short message attached to the photo of Houston in a hospital gown thanked friends and family for their text messages and said, "It went smooth!"

Houston is the second Lions player this month to provide an injury update via social media. Running back Joique Bell posted a photo, also through Instagram, showing his knee wrapped and a pair of crutches by his side.

Mayhew declined to comment on Bell's status this past weekend, but expressed displeasure with Bell.

"We don't talk about those injuries and those things," Mayhew said. "That's probably something Joique shouldn't have done and we'll have a little conversation about that one."

Houston was hindered by the toe injury last year and it has lingered throughout the offseason. He was at the practice facility for voluntary workouts in early April, but not in attendance for the team's three-day minicamp later that month.

Entering the second season of a five-year contract, Houston is expected to start in 2014. He has started 54 games for Detroit in the four seasons since being acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons. He's intercepted 10 passes during that stretch.

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