According to a report from ESPN, Jonah Jackson is expected to miss the Detroit Lions' next game but could still return this season.
According to a report from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions are starting left guard Jonah Jackson “underwent surgery for a mild torn meniscus” and is expected to miss the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
On the bright side, Jackson may be able to return to action if the Lions win and advance to the Super Bowl. Jackson had a great game before the injury and potentially getting him back this season would be a huge benefit.
During his postgame press conference, Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated that Jackson would likely miss this weekend's game and offered his support to Kayode Awosika, who filled in at left back after the injury.
“Yeah, I thought Yode (Kayode Awosika) stepped up,” Campbell said. “That was good to see. He went right in there and I think we had a five-step drop first play out of the gate and he just went in and did it really well. Yode has really gotten better and better over the last two years. He just kind of grew up and grew. And the last time we played Tampa, he was there for us. But I thought he did some really good things. Jonah and Brock (Wright), we'll see. Things aren’t really looking good for next week, but we’ll see.”
While Campbell was happy with Awosika in the moments after the game, it's fair to wonder whether he'll feel the same way after re-watching the match – because the advanced stats weren't exactly encouraging. According to PFF, Awosika allowed five pressures in 28 snaps. While ESPN's NextGen Stats credited him with allowing seven pressures.
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