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    The Vikings tackle suffers a knee injury
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    The Vikings tackle suffers a knee injury

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    Minnesota Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw had to be helped off the field during Minnesota's Thursday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

    With 35 seconds left in the first half, the Vikings opted to start a run play from their own 3-yard line instead of going for broke. During running back Aaron Jones' 2-yard run, Darrisaw's left leg was run over by Rams rookie safety Jaylen McCollough, who made the tackle.

    Darrisaw fell to the turf after the game and immediately grabbed his left knee. The Vikings' medical staff attended to the star tackle on the field before helping him walk back to the locker room. Darrisaw appeared unable to put much weight on his left leg as he left the field.

    The Vikings ruled The left tackle is out for the rest of the game with a knee injury.

    Christian Darrisaw injury updates

    Darrisaw needed help from Minnesota's medical staff to return to the locker room after suffering a knee injury in the final seconds of the first half.

    The tackle suffered a blow to the outside of his left knee while being blocked on a running play by a Rams defender making a tackle. Offensive lineman David Quessenberry replaced Darrisaw on the final play of the first half when a quarterback kneeled.

    The Vikings declared Darrisaw out of the game because of a knee injury.

    After the game, head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed to reporters that the injury was to his left knee.

    “I don’t have an update for you at this time, but we will continue this assessment here and then into tomorrow,” he said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed that we get positive news.”

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