The worst fears about the injury to Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker are coming to reality. Walker tore his Achilles tendon early in Detroit’s Week 3 loss to the Vikings in Minnesota. A report from Ian Rapoport indicated Walker’s presumed Achilles tear did indeed happen.
Walker walked off with some assistance from trainers but was quickly carted to the locker room and ruled out for the game with what the Lions termed an ankle injury. After the game, head coach Dan Campbell did not sound optimistic about Walker’s fate without going into detail beyond saying,
“It doesn’t look real good. Obviously it’s the ankle area, possibly the Achilles.”
The injury came on a non-contact play where Walker attempted to burst forward.
Tracy Walker injury video. Classic achilles push off and tear mechanism. pic.twitter.com/Tks9cXjjCB
— Detroit Lions Morning Rounds (@JimmyLiaoMD) September 25, 2022
Walker, who missed practices last week to be with his newborn baby, will have surgery and miss the rest of the 2022 season.
