Former Ohio State defensive lineman Jashon Cornell was carted off the field during the Detroit Lions’ preseason camp on Tuesday. According to reports, it was an apparent lower leg injury.
According to mLive, The injury occurred as Cornell was going through one-on-one passing drills before getting twisted up and screaming, then crumbling in pain to the ground. He was assessed on the field by trainers for several minutes before being taken into inside the Lions’ training facility for further treatment.
Cornell was selected by the Lions in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft after a career at Ohio State that never fully met expectations. He began to put some appealing things on film late last season as the Lions were scouting Chase Young and Jeff Okdudah, and that was enough for the Lions to take a chance on the 6-foot, 3-inch, 285-pound pass rusher.
They were impressed with his versatility and athleticism.
#Lions rookie DE Jashon Cornell was carted off about midway through the practice with a leg injury. Didn’t look good.
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) August 18, 2020
Cornell was in the running for one of the last jobs on the D-line behind Danny Shelton, Nick Williams and Da’Shawn Hand, but now we’ll have to wait and see just how much of a setback this becomes.
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