Minnesota Vikings' $104m star out for the season and will undergo knee surgery

The worst-case script week for the Minnesota Vikings continues. Alongside 2 losses successful 5 days, the squad has present mislaid starting near tackle Christian Darrisaw for the play with a genu injury. 

Darrisaw volition soon beryllium headed to country and volition beryllium retired of enactment until the 2025 play begins. 

The violative lineman suffered the wounded during the 2nd 4th of Thursday night's nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Rams. 

The Vikings present beryllium astatine 5-2 successful arguably the champion part successful the NFL, with the Bears, Packers, and Lions each looking awesome to commencement the season. 

Six days ago, the Vikings were 1 of the NFL's 2 undefeated teams near standing. Now Minnesota's play looks obscurity adjacent arsenic promising.  

Alongside wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Darrisaw was the Vikings' champion subordinate and was integral successful the Vikings astonishing commencement to the season. 

Darrisaw had protected Sam Darnold's unsighted broadside and had made the embattled backmost look amended than helium had frankincense acold successful his career. 

Now, the Vikings indispensable find a way to support their discourtesy unchangeable the remainder of the play without a main cog successful their wheel. 

Minnesota does person a manageable agelong coming up, but has a treacherous five-game ending to the season. 

Games against the Falcons, Bears, Seahawks, Packers, and Lions remain, which each of those teams eyeing a playoff spot. 

Minnesota's adjacent crippled is connected November 3 against the Indianapolis Colts. 

In a corresponding move, the Vikings officially activated choky extremity TJ Hockenson for the archetypal clip this season.