A scary moment occurred at Ford Field on Sunday. With 14:48 remaining in the fourth quarter, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray completed a pass to T.J. Hockenson. Detroit Lions LB Jack Campbell tackled Hockenson but didn't get up after the play.
It was a sombering scene as medical staff and trainers tended to Campbell. He was surrounded by teammates during the lengthy timeout. After Campbell was carted off the field, cameras captured an emotional Aiden Hutchinson rallying teammates as play resumed.
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After the game, Kevin O'Connell and Lions HC Dan Campbell had an extended conversation at midfield for their post-game
handshake. Campbell praised O'Connell at his post-game press conference, telling reporters that the Vikings head coach is a "class act."
"Kevin O'Connell, man, he's a class act," Campbell told reporters. "[Just by] looking out for him, checking in on Jack, I know those guys said a prayer for Jack. And that just says a lot about the humanity of it, man.
"We are highly competitive," Campbell continued. "This league is highly competitive, but it is a brotherhood. And it just puts things in perspective. And these are human beings, man, that have families, real lives. And so it's just a classy deal, man."
As of Tuesday night, Jack Campbell remains at a local Detroit hospital. Dan Campbell told a radio station that the linebacker is "improving."
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Lions HC Dan Campbell gives credit to Kevin O'Connell and the Vikings
