"At the 12:50 mark in the fourth quarter of the Lions' Week 2 game against the Chicago Bears, Aidan Hutchinson took five gleeful steps toward the near sideline. First, he angled his head down and flanked his arms like airplane wings. Then, as his pace slowed, he stretched them out wide and lifted his head toward the Ford Field ceiling."
"As a majority of the 64,201 Lions fans in attendance stood and celebrated in the seats around him, Hutchinson fixed his eyes upward, brought both hands to his face mask and then back out again, as if giving the emotional scene around him a kiss. Then, as his gaze turned to the appreciative fans, he repeated the gesture again, and then again."
"It was a moment Hutchinson had waited 336 days to experience again. Seconds before, he had beaten Bears offensive lineman Braxton Jones with a move to the outside and wrapped up quarterback Caleb Williams for his first sack since suffering a broken leg in the Lions' Oct. 13 win against the Dallas Cowboys. The injury ended what was shaping up to be his best season as a pro."
Aidan Hutchinson celebrated emphatically after recording his first sack since a broken leg, taking several joyful steps and gesturing toward the Ford Field ceiling. He celebrated amid 64,201 standing Lions fans who responded to his repeated, emotive gestures toward the crowd. The sack came after he beat Bears offensive lineman Braxton Jones with an outside move and wrapped up quarterback Caleb Williams. The play marked Hutchinson's first sack since suffering a broken leg in the Lions' Oct. 13 win over the Cowboys, an injury that ended what had been shaping up as his best professional season and capped an 11-month recovery.
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