The Detroit Lions lost one of their star defensive players, Jack Campbell, to a scary-looking neck injury in the team's Week 8 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
Lions coach Dan Campbell spoke at length about the star linebacker's injury during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 2.
The Lions had provided an update about Jack Campbell's status about half an hour before Dan Campbell's press conference was scheduled to begin.
"Jack Campbell continues to rest and recover at a local hospital," the Lions wrote in a statement posted to social media. "Preliminary indications are positive and out of respect for Jack and his family we will not share further information at this time."
Here's the latest on Jack Campbell's status, as well as a way to watch Dan Campbell's Monday press conference where the coach addressed the injury and what the linebacker means to the Lions team.
Watch: Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell speaks about Jack Campbell
What Dan Campbell said about Jack Campbell's injury
Dan Campbell did not have a concrete update about Jack Campbell's status but reiterated to reporters the news was "positive" during his news conference.
"It's positive," the coach said. "Your prayers are working. Please continue to do that. We'll leave it at that, so continue to pray for him. But it is positive."
Dan Campbell also made it clear that he could not provide any additional information about Jack Campbell's condition when asked by reporters.
"I can't, so I'm not going to," he said.
The Lions coach did make it clear that the team "knows what's going on" and that he has appraised the captains of the situation.
He also revealed to reporters he had gotten a chance to visit Jack Campbell and his family in the hospital, along with some other Lions players.
"I got to go see him last night," Dan Campbell said. "It was good, it was positive. I got to see his parents, talk to his wife. You know, everybody's in good spirits. It's about the recovery. It's a small setback. That's the family. They're very positive, so that's good in that regard."
The Lions coach also was asked exactly what Jack Campbell means to the team as both a player and a person.
"I don't even know if I can put it into words," Dan Campbell said, before adding. "He's trustworthy, he's dependable. He'd give you the shirt off his back. He's just all heart, all effort. He's just an unbelievable person. Down to earth, very genuine. There's not a man on this team that doesn't respect Jack Campbell and care about him."
Jack Campbell injury update
The Lions have provided few details about Jack Campbell's status since his injury. Their most recent update about his status, before Dan Campbell's press conference, came at 2:31 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 2, when they said "preliminary indications are positive" when discussing the linebacker's health.
"Jack Campbell continues to rest and recover at a local hospital," the Lions wrote in a statement posted to social media. "Preliminary indications are positive and out of respect for Jack and his family we will not share further information at this time."
Before that, the Lions most recent update had come at 7:08 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 1, when the team said Campbell was "resting and will remain in a local hospital tonight for continued evaluation and monitoring."
Dan Campbell did not originally have an update about the defensive star's status during his postgame news conference.
"Thoughts and prayers are with Jack and his family," the coach said. "He's being taken care of. We don't have any new information."
What happened to Jack Campbell?
Campbell was hurt while tackling Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson in the fourth quarter. Campbell hit the veteran tight end in the hip with his helmet and remained down after the play.
Campbell received treatment from training staff and medical personnel after his injury and a cart eventually arrived to take him off the field. He was later loaded onto the cart via a backboard and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Campbell's Lions teammates took a knee and looked concerned while the 26-year-old linebacker was tended to by medical staff. Edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson was among those in tears while the game was paused.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lions coach says LB Jack Campbell is 'all heart' while providing injury update
