Adam Schefter reveals Lions complained to NFL over blocks against Aidan Hutchinson, Marcus Spears reacts

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter revealed that the Detroit Lions have complained to the NFL about how teams are blocking Aidan Hutchinson, and Marcus Spears has a strong reaction. On Monday NFL Countdown, Schefter reported that the Lions have “raised the issue” of teams blocking low on Hutchison to the league office.

Schefter pointed out that when the Lions took on the Green Bay Packers in the season opener, the Packers’ offensive players went at Aidan Hutchinson’s legs to block him. He then mentioned the Chicago Bears did the same thing when they faced the Lions last week.

“The Detroit Lions have taken notice, and they’ve asked the league office to monitor the plays against Aidan Hutchinson,” Schefter said. “Not that that will protect him out there, but clearly, people have noticed some of these plays, and the Lions want the league office to notice as well.”

Marcus Spears, a former defensive lineman in the NFL who played nine seasons, said what the offensive players are doing against Hutchinson is fair play. “Aidan Hutchinson, because of his ability, they tell him to cut him and not try to block him straight up because he can still crash down and make the play,” Spears said on the pregame show for Monday Night Football.

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“It’s unfortunate, and obviously, it’s raised because of the injury that he suffered. Obviously, I’m not a fan of the cut block. I think it should have been banned a long time ago, with game safety. But that is a normal football play. And because of those tight ends, they are not going to try to block you straight up. They are going to try to get you on the ground. It’s taught that way.”

In 2024, Hutchinson played in just five games because he suffered a fractured tibia and fibula. Before the injury, the former Michigan Wolverines star was arguably the most dominant defensive player in the league, recording 17 quarterback hits and 7.5 sacks in those five games.

Hutchinson is entering his fourth season in the NFL and has made an impact with the Lions since the team drafted him in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. He finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 and was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2023.