Lions shaken after All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell taken to hospital with ‘scary’ neck injury

Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell sustained a neck injury and was taken to a local ⁠hospital after being injured during the fourth quarter of his team’s 19-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.“Thoughts and ⁠prayers are ​with Jack and his family,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game. “He’s being ⁠taken care of. We don’t have any new information. We’ll keep you updated as this thing goes. But ⁠we are thinking about him. We are thinking about him.”Jack Campbell, ​a first-team All-Pro last ‌season, was injured while ‌tackling Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson in the fourth quarter.The 26-year-old lay motionless facing the ground and was surrounded by medical personnel for nine minutes while being strapped to a board. He did not signal to the Ford ‌Field crowd as he was driven off on a cart toward the tunnel.“He’s breathing, he’s alert when ​he left,” Dan Campbell told the Lions Radio Network.Lions quarterback Jared Goff was shaken up while observing the situation.“Jack’s deal was definitely scary,” Goff said. “It just brings ⁠you back to reality for a moment that he’s a ​husband and a ​father. Scary. We’re praying for ​him and hope he’s going to be alright. ​If anyone ‌is tough enough ​to get through ​something like that, it’s going to be him.”Campbell, a fourth-year pro, was credited with three tackles prior to the injury. He has 57 this season after a career-high 176 last season. The Lions picked him in the first round of the 2023 draft.