Shocking moment In a playoff loss to the Commanders, Lions standout Amik Robertson fractures his arm while attempting to tackle his opponent
The Detroit Lions’ season-ending 45-31 loss against the Washington Commanders on Saturday was made worse by a horrific injury to cornerback Amik Robertson.
The injuries was severe enough that the 26-year-old Louisiana native had to be taken to a Detroit-area hospital, where it was determined that surgery was required.
However, it was the awful sight of Robertson’s injured left arm that had onlookers on edge during the Commanders’ surprising upset of the top-seeded Lions on Saturday.
On Washington’s first offensive series, Robertson attempted to pull Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin to the grass, but collided with teammate Jack Campbell and landed awkwardly. Campbell eventually brought McLaurin down, but only after Washington made the first down.
Detroit’s already thin secondary gave up 299 yards and two scores to Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
‘That stung us a little, but [Kindle Vildor] came in and performed well,’ Lions head coach Dan Campbell stated in an emotional postgame press conference. He competed for us.