{"id":5606,"date":"2023-10-30T00:36:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T21:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5606\/source-kirk-cousins-suffers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:36:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T21:36:32","slug":"source-kirk-cousins-suffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5606","title":{"rendered":"Source &#8211; Kirk Cousins suffers Achilles tear in Vikings&#8217; victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source &#8211; Kirk Cousins suffers Achilles tear in Vikings&#8217; victory\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Kevin Seifert, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">October 29, 2023, 7:56 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Kevin Seifert is a writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL on ESPN.  Kevin has covered the NFL for more than 20 years and joined ESPN in 2008. He was previously a reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Washington Times.  He graduated from the University of Virginia.  You can follow him via Twitter @SeifertESPN.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2014 Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins \u200b\u200bleft Sunday&#8217;s 24-10 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over the Packers midway through the fourth quarter, with a source telling ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter that Cousins \u200b\u200bis The Achilles tendon was torn.<\/p>\n<p>Vikings coach Kevin O&#8217;Connell said the team was &#8220;fearing an Achilles injury&#8221; for Cousins.  An MRI will be performed to confirm the diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins, who missed just one NFL <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> due to health concerns during his career, was replaced by rookie quarterback Jaren Hall.  Veteran backup Nick Mullens is on injured reserve with a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>The play occurred with 9 minutes, 50 seconds left, with the Vikings holding a 24-10 lead.  As Cousins \u200b\u200bmoved into the pocket on a third-down dropback, his right leg buckled and he was sacked.  Cousins \u200b\u200bmanaged to get up on his own but jumped off the field while holding his right leg in the air.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Cousins \u200b\u200bhad completed 23 of 31 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins, 35, is expected to become a free agent after the season.  He and the Vikings agreed to negotiate a contract extension last spring, turning this season into a referendum on his tenure with the Vikings.  He entered <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"Week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Week<\/a> 8 ranked second in the NFL in passing yards and first in touchdown passes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source &#8211; Kirk Cousins suffers Achilles tear in Vikings&#8217; victory\u060c Kevin Seifert, ESPN editorOctober 29, 2023, 7:56 p.m. Close Kevin Seifert is a writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL on ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for more than 20 years and joined ESPN in 2008. 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