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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Detroit Lions (4-1) cruised to a nearly flawless victory in Week 6, a 47-9 smackdown of the host Dallas Cowboys (3-3).
However, the one snag was that they lost Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson for the rest of the 2024 season with a broken tibia he suffered when sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Lions head coach Dan Campbell confirmed postgame that his superstar, who entered Week 6 as the NFL’s leader in sacks (6.5), QB hits (14) and QB pressures (40), will stay in a Dallas hospital after having surgery immediately.
The entire Lions team came off the sideline to support Hutchinson as he was being lifted on to a stretcher and carted off the field. Some Cowboys players also came over to Detroit’s superstar pass rusher to encourage him, including Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott went out of his way to do so since he could relate to what Hutchinson was going through. The quarterback fractured and dislocated his right ankle in Week 5 of the 2020 season in a home game against the New York Giants that similarly ended his season.
“Obviously, that’s tough to watch, as you said, having experienced it, knowing where he is in that moment,” Prescott said postgame. “Hated it. Hated every bit of it. But for me, initially, I just told him to keep his head up. It’s part of the story. I promise, the way that this guy started his career, the guy he seems to be, not knowing him, he’ll be better after it. I know it’s probably hard to imagine right now. Then the last part, I just told him [on the field] it’s part of the story. It’s part of his story. Hell of player. I mean, hell, he did it going out on a sack. So, game changer, wishing him the best in his recovery. I know it’s going to be a mental challenge as much as it is physical, but the way that he started his career, and the player that he seems to be, I imagine he’ll be just fine and recover from it.”
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-10-14 03:26:49
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