Emotional moment choked-up Lions head coach Dan Campbell leads players in locker room prayer after star Jack Campbell’s terrifying injury
Emotional locker room footage has emerged showing Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell leading a prayer for linebacker Jack Campbell following his terrifying injury.
Sunday’s NFL action was marred by the injury to the All-Pro linebacker, who was left motionless on the turf after trying to make a tackle on Minnesota’s TJ Hockenson.
Campbell was loaded onto a backboard and transported to the hospital with his wife and baby son by his side, where he remained overnight.
No further update has been given on his condition, other than that he was ‘breathing and alert’ as he left the stadium and headed to the medical facility.
In the wake of their victory over the previously-undefeated Minnesota Vikings, footage has now emerged from within the Lions locker room showing head coach Campbell addressing the worrying incident.
In footage shared by the Lions, Campbell said: ‘I’m gonna lower this mood a little bit.
Emotional locker room footage has emerged showing Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell leading a prayer for linebacker Jack Campbell following his terrifying injury on Sunday
Campbell (right) suffered a serious injury while attempting to tackle TJ Hockenson (top)
‘I do not have any more information on Jack. We don’t know anything else at this point. So here’s what I wanna do. We’re gonna take a knee. Now I wanna pray for Jack, and let’s keep in our thoughts and prayers’.
The Lions opted to omit the prayer itself from the footage however, as he prepared to take the knee, head coach Campbell appeared overcome with emotion – with a red face and tears seemingly streaming down his face.
The footage resumed following his prayer, showing quarterback Jared Goff breaking down the locker room huddle.
‘Hey, I love you boys. Stick together. I know that [it’s] tough with Jack. Stick together, lean on each other. Alright?’, Goff said.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Lions for further information on Campbell’s condition.
When the scary incident occurred, Detroit’s entire team and most of the coaching staff surrounded the cart before it transported Campbell off the field.
Campbell laid motionless on the field as medics rushed to his aid during the fourth quarter
The Lions star was loaded onto a backboard and carted off the field to a waiting ambulance
The former Iowa star was drafted by the Lions with the No. 18 overall pick in 2023.
Last season, Campbell was an All-Pro selection after becoming the first NFL player in seven years to have 150-plus tackles and at least five sacks and three forced fumbles.
The Lions signed Campbell last May to a four-year, $81 million contract extension that runs through the 2030 season.
His injury comes in the middle of a huge year on and off the field, with him and his wife Megan having welcomed their first child to the world, a boy called Cooper, back in February.
