<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/tFMv0AOk-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>The Top 10 Worst NFL Teams Since The Year 2000 (1:48) </figcaption></figure> The Detroit Lions will play the rest of the regular season without Aidan Hutchinson. However, they're reportedly not ruling out a potential winter return. Hutchinson suffered a gruesome leg injury during last Sunday's 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions placed their Pro Bowl edge rusher on the injured reserve after he underwent surgery on his fractured left tibia and fibula in Texas. While Dan Campbell estimated a four-to-six-month recovery window that would seemingly end his 2024 campaign, the head coach said Monday that he "would never count Hutch out." NFL insiders <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/lions-aidan-hutchinson-has-chance-to-return-if-detroit-makes-it-to-super-bowl-lix" rel="nofollow"> Ian Rapoport </a> and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41891601/sources-aidan-hutchinson-hopes-return-lions-make-super-bowl" rel="nofollow"> Adam Schefter </a> each delivered optimistic news about Hutchinson's recovery on Saturday night. Both said the fracture was a clean break with no ligament or nerve damage. As a result, there's hope of Hutchinson returning for the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 if the Lions win the NFC championship. One source even told Schefter it "would be more surprising if he did not make it back for a potential Super Bowl appearance than if he did." <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rlM7Q_0wEc5MhB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rlM7Q_0wEc5MhB00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 28: Aidan Hutchinson #97 of the Detroit Lions looks on from the field prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1971524766" rel="nofollow"> Cooper Neill&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Given how gnarly Hutchinson's injury looked, the fact that a Super Bowl comeback remains on the table qualifies as good news. Even if that best-case scenario doesn't occur for the Lions, it at least bodes well for his chances to start the 2025 season without any setbacks. Detroit looked like a stout Super Bowl contender with Hutchinson leading the defense. The 24-year-old tallied an NFL-high 7.5 sacks through five games for the 4-1 Lions. According to Schefter, the Lions are calling teams about other defensive ends before the Nov. 5 trade deadline. They could be interested in Cleveland Browns edge rusher Za'Darius Smith. The Lions must make a deep run without Hutchinson to have any chance of seeing him this postseason. They'll start that journey with a critical NFC North showdown against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. <a href="https://thespun.com/nfl/detroit-lions/report-lions-make-roster-move-after-injury-to-aidan-hutchinson" rel="nofollow"> Related: Report: Lions Make Roster Move After Injury To Aidan Hutchinson </a></div></body>

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Lions Star Aidan Hutchinson Gets Good News From Doctor After Injury

The Detroit Lions will play the rest of the regular season without Aidan Hutchinson. However, they're reportedly not ruling out a potential winter return. Hutchinson suffered a gruesome leg injury during last Sunday's 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions placed their Pro Bowl edge rusher on ...