Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson was having a great season until Sunday, when he produced one of the biggest lowlights of the season.
Hutchinson produced a huge sack early in the game, but when he went to celebrate, he suffered an unfortunate right knee injury. The pass rusher was not able to return to the game, and Detroit reportedly is bracing for Hutchinson to miss the season.
In NFL history, there have been a handful of incidents in which a player suffered a serious injury after celebrating a big moment in a game. Hutchinson, now, joins the slew of players on that dubious list.
Here’s a look at the most notable injuries after celebrating a big play in the NFL.
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NFL celebration injuries
Aidan Hutchinson
Hutchinson suffered a serious injury while celebrating a sack of Drake Maye in Germany against the Patriots. Hutchinson jumped up in the air before landing awkwardly on his right knee, and he was in immediate pain and needed medical attention.
Aidan Hutchinson suffered an injury on this play and went to the locker room. (📺 FOX) https://t.co/ysx9NLmNHF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 15, 2026
It’s unclear what the exact nature of Hutchinson’s injury is, but multiple reports say that the Lions fear that the pass rusher will miss the rest of the season.
Stephen Tulloch
Hutchinson’s injury must have felt like deja vu to Lions fans, who dealt with a similar situation over a decade ago. Linebacker Stephen Tulloch injured his knee in a celebration after sacking then-Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a play, and it was a very similar celebration to Hutchinson’s.
Tulloch was later diagnosed with a torn ACL, and he played a career-low three games in 2014 as a result. The linebacker did return for the 2015 season and played all 16 games that year.
Bill Gramatica
The most infamous injury during a celebration is probably kicker Bill Gramatica, who injured his leg after celebrating a made 50-yard field goal. Gramatica nailed the kick for the Cardinals against the Giants, but then injured his right leg in excitement. While Gramatica would go on to miss the rest of the season, the injury was to his non-kicking leg, so he was able to return the next year as Arizona’s starting kicker.
Gramatica didn’t last long in the NFL, so this unfortunate moment is how most NFL fans remember his brief time in football.
Gus Frerotte
On a Monday Night Football game in 1997, Washington quarterback Gus Frerotte scored a key touchdown to take the lead late in the first half. However, he was so excited that he headbutted a padded cement wall past the endzone, which resulted in a sprained neck. Frerotte’s injury wasn’t as serious as some of the others, but it was perhaps even more bizarre.
Frerotte didn’t miss a game with the neck injury, but he did suffer a different injury during the next game that would end his season.
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