Aidan Hutchinson To Miss Rest Of 2024 Season After Surgery On Tibia, Fibula

Detroit Lions’ standout edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson will miss the rest of the 2024 season after undergoing emergency surgery on a broken tibia and fibula. Hutchinson sustained the injury in the second half of his team’s blowout win against the Dallas Cowboys. He was taken off the field on a cart with an air cast around his lower leg. After the game, Lions head coach Dan Campbell announced that Hutchinson had stayed overnight at a local Dallas hospital to receive the surgery, and the team released a statement.

“Aidan Hutchinson underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula at Baylor White Medical Center in Irving, Texas, last night. Hutchinson will return to Detroit this week and is expected to make a full recovery. There is no timetable for his return to play at this time.”

Later in the day, multiple NFL media sources confirmed that Hutchinson would be done for the year.

From his Instagram, Hutchinson released his own statement:

“In light of Aidan’s injury last night, we want to thank you all for the outpouring of love and well wishes,” a post from Hutchinson’s Instagram page read. “Your support through this shocking situation means so much to our family. We are blessed to share that Aidan’s surgery was a success. Thank you to the doctors and nurses who have taken such good care of him. Aidan wants you all to know that his healing and redemption story has begun. He is holding the motto of Detroit close to heart: resurget cineribus. He will rise from the ashes.”

Hutchinson currently leads the NFL in pressures and was in the midst of a career year with 7.5 sacks through five games, anchoring a Detroit roster that is 4-1 right now. The Lions took Hutchinson out of Michigan with the second overall pick in the 2022 draft out of the University of Michigan.

Article by Jordan Silversmith