Aidan Hutchinson is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing emergency surgery for a broken leg, the Lions announced on Monday. The star pass rusher suffered the gruesome injury during Detroit's 47-9 thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys.
suffered a gruesome injury during the Lions' 47-9 thrashing of the Cowboys on Sunday ... but, there's some good news -- the star pass rusher is expected to recover fully!Monday morning ... saying the 24-year-old former number two overall pick"underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula at Baylor White Medical Center in Irving, Texas last night.""Hutchinson will return to Detroit this week and is expected to make a full recovery.
After having an air cast applied to his leg and just before being carted off, players from both sides showed the Pro Bowler some love, with Lions quarterbackThe third-year veteran out of Michigan was making an early push to be the NFL's defensive player of the year ... having racked up 19 tackles with 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble before the injury.
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