A frightening scene unfolded during Sunday’s NFL matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings when linebacker Jack Campbell suffered an injury while attempting to bring down Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson.
Campbell remained unresponsive on the field while medical staff attended to him before carefully securing him to a stretcher and transporting him away in an injury cart.
The incident prompted visible concern across both teams, with players gathering around Campbell as he received medical attention. Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was also seen in tears while watching his teammate being attended to.
Although the exact nature of the injury was initially unclear, the Lions later confirmed that Campbell was being transported to a nearby hospital for further evaluation of a suspected neck injury.
Jack Campbell is being transported to a local hospital to be evaluated for a neck injury,” the Lions announced in a post on X.