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Eric Woodyard, ESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas — Detroit Lions star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson was carted off the sphere firstly of the third quarter Sunday in a scary scene at AT&T Stadium.
Hutchinson injured his left leg on a play by which he was sacking Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Hutchinson’s leg appeared to snap above the ankle when it collided with the left leg of teammate Alim McNeill as Hutchinson was pulling Prescott down.
Hutchinson’s leg was positioned in an air solid as he was positioned on the cart.
Members of the Lions and Cowboys shortly rallied round Hutchinson as crew docs rushed to his aspect. He completed the sport with three tackles in opposition to Dallas, together with the sack.
Hutchinson, the second decide of the 2022 NFL draft, was shortly dominated out with a decrease leg damage.
His 7.5 sacks this season are probably the most by way of 5 video games by a Lions participant since 1983 (William Homosexual), per ESPN Analysis. Coming into Week 6, Hutchinson led the NFL in sacks, pressures and move rush win fee, though the Lions have been coming off their bye week.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
