Aidan Hutchinson: The Detroit Lions star was forced off the field with a broken tibia

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Detroit Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson was stretchered off the field with a broken tibia during the team's 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Early in the third quarter, Hutchinson was injured after sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. As he tried to tackle the QB, his leg collided with a teammate's leg and he immediately fell to the ground.

The third-year defensive end was eventually loaded onto a cart as players from both teams came to comfort him and fans applauded at AT&T Stadium.

The Lions would rule him out for the rest of the game with a lower leg injury.

After the game, Detroit head coach Dan Campbell gave an update on Hutchinson. He confirmed it was a broken tibia that required immediate surgery, calling it “tough.”

“He’s in good hands right now,” Campbell told reporters after the game. “He will be taken care of. He's here to stay and of course he'll be down for a while, so he's a tough man. It’s hard when you lose someone like him.”

Campbell added that more will be learned about the injury in the coming days and that he wishes him “the best.”

Hutchinson, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has recorded 7.5 sacks in five games this season. He had 27.5 sacks in his 38 games in the league.

Lions running back David Montgomery called Hutchinson's injury an “unfortunate loss” for the team.

“A big, big, big blow for us and it's just more personal for us now because of the type of guy Aidan is, the type of character he has and what he brings to the locker room and to this team,” Montgomery said, according to ESPN. “So for me personally I know I will take it very personally for a guy like Aidan because he was and still will be the heartbeat of this team.”

The Lions improved to 4-1 on the season with the stunning win, while the Cowboys fell to 3-3 on the year.

Detroit will travel to Minnesota next Sunday to play Sam Darnold and the 5-0 Vikings, while Dallas travels to San Francisco to face the 3-3 49ers.