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According to the Detroit Lions, star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has suffered a broken tibia. He suffered the injury in the second half of “America’s Game of the Week” against the Dallas Cowboys on FOX.
He was carted off the field. The team said that he underwent immediate surgery on the injury at a nearby Dallas-Fort Worth area hospital.
“Hate it for Hutch. That’s tough,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said. “It was tough. He’s in good hands right now. He’s being taken care of. He’ll stay back here, and obviously, he’s going to be down a little while, so that’s tough, and it’s hard when you lose somebody like him. We’ll know a lot more after this and obviously wish him the best.”
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The team said that he would be in the hospital overnight. And they will release more information on his condition this week once they know more.
A broken tibia is typically a 4-to-6-month injury. Thus, ending Hutchinson’s 2024 season.
Hutchinson was injured in the third quarter. He sacked Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on the play.
Unfortunately for the star player, he was hit by his teammate Alim McNeill. Hutchinson immediately took off both of his gloves and was in pain.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the early diagnosis is that he can return for the 2025 season. It is not considered to be a career-ending injury.
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Hutchinson — considered a factor in the league’s Defensive Player of the Year Award in February — had 17 tackles on the season, including one tackle against the Cowboys. He also had 7.5 sacks, including one on Sunday.
The 2nd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft also had one forced fumble in five games this season.
With Hutchinson out, Levi Onwuzurike was second on the team with 1.5 sacks. Only three Lions players have at least one sack, including Malcolm Rodriguez and D.J. Reader.
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