Former Patriots tackle trashes Aidan Hutchinson, Lions star responds

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Former Patriots tackle trashes Aidan Hutchinson, Lions star responds

Chris Mason · MassLive

Tue, Nov 25, 2025 ·

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A former Patriots tackle thought he got the better of Aidan Hutchinson on Sunday — and let the Lions star hear about it.

In Detroit’s 34-27 win over the Giants, Jermaine Eluemunor was matched up frequently with Hutchinson. The Pro Bowl edge rusher ended the game with an overtime sack of Jameis Winston , beating Eluemunor as the quarterback tried to extend the play by climbing the pocket, but the tackle said Hutchinson didn’t do anything beyond that.

“How do I say this respectfully: He did not do a damn thing all (expletive) game,” Eluemunor said via The Athletic’s Dan Duggan. “He strikes me as the type of guy that would try to celebrate that one play, but for most of the day I was on an island with him and he didn’t do anything. Obviously I’m pissed about the last play, but at the same time, there’s not much you can do. They know what you’re going to do and he still tries to give me his best move and I run him by the quarterback and he just manages to run back upfield and get the sack.”

According to Next Gen Stats , Hutchinson had eight pressures on 38 pass rush snaps on the afternoon, and he registered six quarterback hits on Winston. Asked about Eluemunor’s comment, Hutchinson said he was just happy to win.

“I’m off social media so I didn’t really see it, some guys told me,” Hutchinson said. “People will have their opinions about how things went and that is what it is. We won the game and I ended the game with a sack. I don’t care when the sack comes, as long as it’s there and we get the win, it’s great. I’m not going to address it any further. It is what it is. He had his opinion and he expressed it and we’re moving on.”

Eluemunor spent 2019 and 2020 in New England , appearing in 22 games for the Patriots and starting eight.

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