Aidan Hutchinson could be out for quite a while.
The Lions defensive end is now feared to have suffered a “significant” knee injury that will keep him off the field for the “foreseeable future” and could very well end up cutting his season short, NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.
It would mark the second time in three seasons that an injury significantly impacted his season.
Hutchinson suffered the injury in a bizarre way – celebrating a sack on Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who was also injured and had to exit the game as a result of the play.
He did a spinning jump after taking Maye to the ground, but landed awkwardly and could be seen grabbing at his knee as he fell to the ground.
Hutchinson limped off the field and went to the locker room.
He had initially been listed as questionable with a knee injury before eventually being ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Sunday’s contest between the Lions and Patriots took place in Munich, Germany.
The Lions defeated the Patriots 35-10.
