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Lions linebacker Jack Campbell remains hospitalized but aims to return
Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell remains hospitalized a week after injuring his neck during a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
He was taken from the field on a backboard and brought to a local hospital for evaluation.
Campbell says he has full movement in his legs and is making progress with movement in his upper body.
Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp said he was thinking about his teammates as they beat the Miami Dolphins 19-9 on Nov.
8.
Head coach Dan Campbell said Jack is determined to return to football and asked the team to keep things running until he can get back.
The injury and recovery matter because Campbell is a Lions captain and an important member of the team.
No return timetable has been announced, so it is not yet clear when he might play again.
Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell remains hospitalized a week after suffering a neck injury during a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Campbell has said he is making progress and has full movement in his lower body.
Head coach Dan Campbell said Jack Campbell is determined to return to football.
No timetable for his return has been reported.
- Who
- Jack Campbell, a linebacker for the Detroit Lions.
- What
- He remains hospitalized after a neck injury and aims to return to football.
- When
- He was injured on Nov. 1; the latest updates were reported on Nov. 8 and 9, 2026.
- Where
- He is being treated at a local hospital; the injury occurred during a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
- Why
- He was hospitalized for evaluation and care after sustaining a neck injury during the game.
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Campbell was injured during the Lions’ game against the Minnesota Vikings and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
The Lions said Campbell was resting and recovering at a local hospital.
Campbell said he had full movement in his lower body and was making progress with movement in his upper body.
Head coach Dan Campbell told CBS that Jack Campbell was determined to return to football.
Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp told the team she had seen Campbell a couple of days earlier and said he was thinking about them.
- Team
- Detroit Lions
- Position
- Linebacker
- Injury
- Neck injury
- Injury date
- Nov. 1
- Hospital status
- Remained hospitalized one week after the injury
- Return timetable
- Not reported
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I’m incredibly encouraged by the progress I’ve made in such a short period of time
Just make sure the house is taken care of, until I can get back.
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Jack Campbell continues to rest and recover at a local hospital. Preliminary indications are positive and out of respect for Jack and his family we will not share further information at this time.
"He is determined to get back on this football field, telling Dan Campbell: 'Just make sure the house is taken care of until I can get back.'" @Melanie_Collins with an update on @Lions' hospitalized linebacker Jack Campbell
Lions principal owner and chair Sheila Hamp says she went to see Jack Campbell a couple of days ago