Week 6 was a rollercoaster for the Detroit Lions. They won 47-9 against the Cowboys. It was huge. Alas! The joy soon turned to grief when Aidan Hutchinson suffered a season-ending injury. He went to sack Dak Prescott in the 3rd quarter when his leg collided with Alim McNeil‘s left leg. Fans were worried.

On the night of 13 October, he underwent surgery to repair the fractured tibia and fibula. The team announced that the surgery had been successful. His mother, Melissa Hutchinson, posted an Instagram story with his photo and wrote, “Prayers Up!” DE’s father, Chris Hutchinson, also posted an Instagram story with his photo and mentioned, “Please pray for Aidan.”

Coach Dan Campbell, too, called it a tough time for the DE and said, “Hate it for Hutch. That’s tough. He’s in good hands right now. He’s being taken care of.” Aidan Hutchinson is expected to return to the Lions before week 7 game. They are hoping for a full recovery soon. How soon is the question?

While the team has placed no timeline on his return, Adam Schefter talked to a source and revealed that it takes around 6-8 months for such an injury to heal. The main point is that a rod has been put in his leg. That considerably increases the time of recovery. While the Lions won big, a player’s loss because of an injury is a setback.

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Teammates feel the loss after Aidan Hutchinson’s injury

The DE is a real one. His teammates attest to that. After learning that Hutchinson had undergone surgery, his teammates rued the situation. However, they are also working on their strategy for the season and are ready for the challenges.

DL Levi Onwuzurike said that the way he (Aidan Hutchinson) was going in this season, he would have broken the world record. However, he also reminded everyone to take care of the business saying, “When you lose someone like that, that’s real tough, but we’ve got hungry guys. So, I think the guys will handle business 100 percent.” We’ll see that.

James Houston looks set to come back to the team. Josh Paschal, Levi Onwuzurike, DJ Reader and Isaac Ukwu will have to step up in the absence of the defensive end. Lions are currently sitting at 4-1 win-loss record. Time will tell if Aidan Hutchinson’s injury was problematic or not.