SportsTuesday, November 3
Jack Campbell is still in a Detroit-area hospital, but preliminary indications are positive
The Good Day Cedar Falls team
Cedar Falls native Jack Campbell is still hospitalized, and KGAN says “preliminary indications are positive.” The Lions linebacker went down on the first play of the fourth quarter Sunday after tackling fellow Iowa alum T.J. Hockenson. He stayed motionless for more than 10 minutes before he was carted off on a backboard.
The Lions beat the Vikings 19-15 on Sunday
- Minnesota Vikings15Detroit Lions19 (won)
Sources: Hawk Central, KGAN
The Lions said in a 6:08 p.m. statement Sunday that he'd stay overnight for continued evaluation and monitoring. He was alert and breathing when he left Ford Field. Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson said after the game, "We're all praying for him."
- Contract: four-year extension through the 2030 season
- Last season: All-Pro selection
- Age: turned 26 in August
- Family: sibling Drew Campbell is a current Iowa linebacker
Campbell went from Cedar Falls to Iowa to the Lions
- Mar. 2018Campbell commits to Iowa, choosing it over offers from Iowa State and Minnesota.
- 2019Cedar Falls wins back-to-back Class 4A boys basketball titles, in 2018 and 2019.
- 2022Unanimous All-American wins the Butkus Award and the Campbell Trophy.
- 2023The Lions draft Campbell with the No. 18 overall pick.
- Nov. 1Campbell is carted off at Ford Field with a neck injury.
Sources: Hawk Central, KGAN
Sources: Hawk Central, KGAN