Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is feared to have torn his Achilles according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Cousins suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s 24-10 win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday and will undergo an MRI to confirm.
“Thinking about our quarterback; went out today again as he has for most of the 2023 season and played the quarterback position as well as anybody in our league and just continued to build and build and build,” O’Connell told reporters at the beginning of his post-game news conference. “We are fearing an Achilles injury. The severity of that I do not know at this point, but I know that is what our fear is in the moment, and we will confirm that as soon as possible. Thinking of Kirk. Our locker room, every single player in our locker room, thinking about our leader, our guy right now. Just so proud of him. Proud of the way he’s played all season long. Whatever is the case, if we don’t have him for one snap or for the duration of our season, that will not change the fact of what I believe … the level that he played to this year and ultimately what he’s meant to me and our organization.”
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Cousins who went 23-of-31 passing for 274 yards with two touchdowns before the injury struggled to get off the field and was subsequently carted off with rookie QB Jalen Hall coming in to finish out the win. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he wouldn’t comment on a starter moving forward as veteran Nick Mullens who was placed on injured reserve earlier this month with a back injury could provide an option for Minnesota at the position once he’s healthy.