It appears that Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has been lost for the season.
Netflix's Tom Pelissero is reporting that Hutchinson's injury during Sunday's game against the New England Patriots is a season-ending knee injury.
The injury occurred after Hutchinson sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye on a 3rd-and-goal snap from the Lions' 13-yard line on the opening series of the game. Hutchinson sacked Maye. Then, Hutchinson leapt in celebration and came down awkwardly as his right knee buckled.
Updates from @TomPelissero and @RapSheet indicate that Aidan Hutchinson has suffered a "significant" knee injury that's thought to be season-ending. pic.twitter.com/fJfTslo9h3
— The Lions Wire (@thelionswire) November 15, 2026
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Hutchinson immediately went
for an MRI during the game to learn the severity of his injury. While second opinions are coming, Rapoport reports that there isn't much hope that he returns this season.
Hutchinson entered Sunday with 50 pressures on the season. The 6-foot-7, 268-pound EDGE had also registered 23 tackles and five sacks heading into Sunday's date against the Patriots.
If Hutchinson is indeed out for the remainder of the season, it will mark the second time in three seasons that Hutchinson's season ends prematurely.
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