Aidan Hutchinson: Unbroken
The Squeeze
Taylor Lautner
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This week, the Lautners took The Squeeze to Detroit, Michigan for an exclusive sit-down interview with Aidan Hutchinson, former Michigan Wolverine and current Detroit Lion, widely regarded as one of the NFL’s best defensive players. Aidan opens up about the moment his record-setting season abruptly ended with a devastating leg injury, breaking both his tibia and fibula. He shares the raw emotions of being carted off the field, the challenges of acceptance and recovery, and what his coach Dan Campbell shared with him post-injury. Aidan reflects on the Lions' historic season, his admiration for the team's performance in his absence, and the delicate balance between his drive to return and prioritizing his long-term health. He offers insights into his rehab progress, mental outlook, and the unwavering support of his family throughout his recovery. Aidan also reveals how the experience has reshaped his perspective and shares the mantra that keeps him grounded, along with the inspiration behind his meaningful tattoo.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:04.1 | All I remember thinking is just I'm not going to be able to play in the Super Bowl. |
| 0:07.7 | And two, this season that I was on this defensive player of the year track, everything got ripped away from me. |
| 0:13.3 | And that's all gone. |
| 0:14.1 | It is not getting up. |
| 0:16.3 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 0:17.6 | This is absolutely horrible. |
| 0:18.9 | I mean, Aiden Hutchinson is out. |
| 0:20.2 | Non-quarterbacks that you could least afford to lose. |
| 0:22.6 | Aidan Hutchinson is way up there. |
| 0:23.6 | It was one of the most important players on a Super Bowl contender. |
| 0:26.6 | I was ripping my gloves off and throwing them because it's like I almost couldn't even be in my own skin because it was just, it felt so messed up, and I didn't know how gruesome it was until I saw the replay after my leg was in half on my teammates' leg, and I'm just like... |
| 0:42.3 | It means a lot. He leads the National Football League in Sac, been an incredibly productive player. |
| 0:46.3 | They carded me off, super emotional crying, took me right to the ambulance. |
| 0:51.3 | All the realizations of what now life is going to look like |
| 0:55.0 | were hitting me. |
| 0:56.0 | If you asked me who's the one player who represents everything that Dan Campbell's trying |
| 0:59.5 | to build in Detroit, it's Aiden Hutchinson. |
| 1:02.0 | I cannot let my mind beat me. |
| 1:05.0 | F this, F you, your body, you're not going to beat me. |
| 1:08.0 | Pain, you're not going to beat me. Pain, you're not going to beat me. I keep telling all the boys when I see him in the facility, |
| 1:12.3 | I'm like, you, I just got to get there. |
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