Hutchinson said he’s never been through an injury like that and having to battle back from it has made him stronger. It’s those trials and tribulations that can sometimes mature both the player and the person.
It was a tough rehab, but now that Hutchinson is on the other side of it, he looks back with gratitude for the experience and how it could mold him to become an even better player moving forward.
And make no mistake, that is Hutchinson’s intent. He expects to come back even better in 2025.
“I would say there’s motivation, not having (2024) taken away but me putting that on tape, and I had growth in those first five games to where I feel like you evolve as a player,” Hutchinson said. “Things were clicking at a high level, and I had a lot of thoughts at the time that were like — if I’m thinking about a golf swing, you have the good swing thoughts going on. I had these good pass rushing thoughts and good things going on, and I feel like that’s just going to carry over.”