Aidan Hutchinson Leaves Lions Game After Celebration Injury

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson left Sunday's game against the New England Patriots after the first series.

He walked off the field under his own power and went to the blue medical tent on the sideline after appearing to suffer a lower leg injury. After some evaluation in the medical tent, Hutchinson limped to the locker room alongside a trainer as shown on the TV broadcast.

He went down after celebrating his sixth sack of the season, when he took down Patriots quarterback Drake Maye on a third-down to force a field goal.

Hutchinson was initially ruled questionable to return with a knee injury. Maye also went to the locker room accompanied by Patriots trainers. Maye was replaced by backup Tommy Devito.

After getting Maye to the ground, Hutchinson ran and celebrated by jumping into the air. Upon his landing, Hutchinson went to the ground grabbing at his right leg.

Hutchinson is a massive part of Detroit's defense, as he has emerged as one of the NFL's best young pass-rushers in his fourth NFL season. His sixth sack put him past Alim McNeill for the team lead, and his overall presence has helped the defense notch 28 total sacks as a team, as of the first quarter Sunday.