Lions HC Dan Campbell announced Monday that DT Levi Onwuzurike underwent back surgery and will miss the entire 2022 season as a result.
“It’s a last resort, but we felt like that was where he needed to go with it. Saw a number of doctors, we’ll see where it goes,” Campbell said, per Kyle Meinke.
Onwuzurike, 24, was a two-year starter at Washington and was first team All-Pac 12 in 2019. He decided to opt out of the 2020 season. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with pick No. 41 overall in the second round.
Onwuzurike signed a four-year deal worth $8,148,892 million and a $3,286,467 million signing bonus.
In 2021, Levi Onwuzurike appeared in 16 games for the Lions and recorded 35 tackles, one sack and two pass deflections.
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