Detroit Lions Linebacker Details Playing Through Gruesome Injury

DetroitLionslinebackerJackCampbellbelieveshe’sthefirstinhislineagetovisitaplasticsurgeon. Athird-yearlinebackeroutofIowa,CampbellpaidavisittoadoctortohaveacutonhisfacestitchedupfollowingMonday’swinovertheBaltimoreRavens.Theinjury,whichhesayshesufferedwhenhewasaccidentallykickedinthefacehelpingateammateup,requiredseveralstitches. Campbell,whohasbecometheteam’sMIKElinebackerinhisthirdNFLcampaign,didnotmissasnapaccordingtotheNFL’ssnapcountrecordsdespitebleedingoutofhisfaceforaportionofthesecondhalf. Uponfeelingtheblood,thedefenderinitiallythoughthehadbittheinsideofhislip.However,onhistriptothesideline,heenteredthemedicaltentwithtrainersandlearnedthatthecutwasmoreseverethanhethought. “Iwaslike,‘Thisisreallyweird,andthatprobablyshouldn’tbethatway.’Atthatpoint,Igotitpatchedupanditwasallgood.Afterthegame,that’swhenIreallynoticedthatthisisreallydisgusting,”Campbellsaid.“Atfirst,Ithough