Lions’ Malcolm Rodriguez suffers season-ending injury vs. Bears

After decades of failure, the Detroit Lions are finally elite. However, winning comes at a price, and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez paid it on Thanksgiving.

Rodriguez is out for the season after tearing his ACL during the Lions’ 23-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday, via NFL insider Jordan Schultz.

“It’s a devastating blow for ‘Rodrigo, who has started six games this year while recording 43 tackles and two sacks — and embodies everything Detroit football stands for,” Schultz tweeted.

However, head coach Dan Campbell won’t complain, via The Detroit Free Press’s Dave Birkett.

“Let me ask you this: Does it really matter?” Campbell asked. “Like who cares. And that’s what I go back to, man … it doesn’t matter. Like either it is or it isn’t, and we get a guy back or we don’t get a guy back. Worrying about it and moaning about it and b*tching about it, it’s like calls.