ACL injuries are an unfortunate reality of life in the NFL. Tearing the knee ligament is a terrible injury that often alters careers, even with advancements in surgery and rehabilitation/recovery over the last few years.
The Detroit Lions wound up with some pretty strong luck on the ACL front in 2022. In fact, no Lions player tore an ACL during the 2022 season per the ACL Recovery Club, which tracks the tears around the league annually.
Detroit was one of just five teams that did not suffer a single ACL tear last season. The New York Giants led the NFL with six players lost to torn ACLs, followed by Denver with five and Tennessee with four.
Here is the list of every torn ACL documented in the NFL by team since 2013 👇 pic.twitter.com/AXem1d9sqb
— ACL Recovery Club (@ACLrecoveryCLUB) February 21, 2023
Over the last 10 years, Detroit ranks near the bottom of the league with just 12 players suffering torn ACLs. San Francisco has had the most, with 28.
In order to help combat ACL tears, the Lions have installed new turf into Ford Field. They’ve also replaced the turf at the team’s indoor practice facility in Allen Park, too.
The Lions’ listing for 2022 probably deserves some form of an asterisk. Three players — CB Jerry Jacobs (pictured) plus rookie draft picks WR Jameson Williams and TE James Mitchell — were coming off ACL tears that ended their 2021 seasons.
