Lions linebacker Jack Campbell carted off with neck injury in win over Vikings

Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell suffered a neck injury on Sunday in the fourth quarter of the team's 19-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings and was taken to a local hospital. He was tackling Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson when he lay motionless, was strapped to a backboard and was carted off the field as medical staff attended him for roughly nine to ten minutes. Coach Dan Campbell said the team had no new information beyond that the linebacker was receiving care, and the team later said he would remain hospitalized overnight. Dan Campbell said Jack was breathing and alert when he left the stadium. The 26-year-old, a first-team All-Pro last season, has 57 tackles this season.

Left-leaning coverage from The Guardian US leads with reactions from the coach and quarterback Jared Goff, who called the injury "scary," and notes Campbell's career-high 176 tackles last season. Alternative-leaning CBS Sports walks through the play, including Campbell moving his head before trainers reached him, the team and defense gathering on the field, and his four-year, $81 million extension. Right-leaning Daily Mail centers on teammate Aidan Hutchinson, who was visibly distressed and tearful while rallying the defense, and on Campbell's wife and baby son at the hospital. The Washington Times, also right-leaning, reports only the team's overnight hospitalization announcement. The sides agree on the injury, the carting off and the lack of further updates, but differ in emphasis: the left focuses on player reactions and background, the alternative on the play and contract, and the right on teammate emotion.