The NFL world fell silent Sunday night when Detroit Lions defensive star Aidan Hutchinson suffered a horrific season-ending leg injury in the Lions' 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Hutchinson broke his left tibia and fibula while sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the third quarter of the game. He later underwent emergency surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. There is no current timetable for his return to the field.

Shortly after Hutchinson's gruesome injury, Prescott apparently had a few words of support for the Lions' defensive end before being carried off the field on a stretcher at AT&T Stadium.

“I just told him to keep his head up,” Prescott said of his message to Hutchinson in Monday's media session, via Jon Machota of The athlete. “It's part of history. I promise, the way this guy started his career, the guy he seems to be when you don't know him, he'll be better afterward. I know it's probably hard to imagine right now. Then the last part, I just told him he was part of the story. It's part of his history. A damn good player.”

Prescott added that he does not currently have Hutchinson's cell phone number, but he would try to get it and reach him again.

Four years ago, Prescott suffered a fracture and dislocation of his right ankle after being tackled by New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan in a home game in Week 5 of the 2020 season. Ryan gave Prescott “some words of encouragement” at the time, which meant a lot to the Cowboys quarterback, and it seems like Prescott wants to pass it on to Hutch.

A class, through and through.