The Detroit Lions‘ 2024 NFL season has taken a turn for the worse as Aidan Hutchinson’s leg injury was confirmed to be a fracture, just as bad as it appeared in the video where his leg collided with a fellow Lions defender, seemingly fracturing just above the ankle.
It all started during a routine play with Aidan Hutchinson trying to sack Dak Prescott as the Lions faced the Cowboys on the road following their Week 5 bye. Hutchinson’s defensive effort was going well—he got to Prescott—but collided with the leg of fellow defender Alim McNeill.
Hutchinson went down, and the game was stopped. He had to be carted off the field as uncertainty loomed about the severity of his injury, with the video showing his leg twisting in a brutal way that it shouldn’t.
The Lions’ depth chart doesn’t offer many options if Hutchinson can’t return in the coming NFL weeks—or worse, for the rest of the season. James Houston is also out, and Nate Lynn is on injured reserve.
WARNING: GRAPHIC🚨 #Lions star Aiden Hutchinson appears to suffered one of the most gruesome leg injuries we have ever seen.
No leg is meant to go in certain directions.
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Brutal.pic.twitter.com/B7YajBGgG4
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 13, 2024
Aidan Hutchinson’s tibia fracture confirmed
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson has suffered a fractured tibia, which will end his 2024 NFL season. Lions head coach Dan Campbell also stated that Hutchinson will remain in a Dallas hospital for some time.
Despite the tough news for Detroit Lions fans, it was reported that Hutchinson has already undergone surgery to repair his fractured tibia. However, the timeline for his recovery and return to play is still unknown.
Hutchinson in the 2024 NFL Season
Aidan Hutchinson has been a key starter for the Detroit Lions’ defense in the 2024 NFL season. Up until the third quarter of the game against the Cowboys, he had recorded 11 solo tackles and 6.5 sacks. In the game where he was injured, Hutchinson tallied a total of 3 tackles.
