Vikings Provide Unfortunate Injury Update on Former Purdue Star Rondale Moore
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The worst has been confirmed regarding Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore. On Tuesday, the team announced that the fifth-year NFL veteran and former Purdue star has suffered a season-ending injury for the second consecutive year.
Moore sustained a knee injury in Minnesota's first preseason game on Saturday against the Houston Texans. The receiver was on the field for just one play before suffering the injury.
The former Boilermaker also suffered a season-ending injury last year during his lone season with the Atlanta Falcons. He sustained that injury during fall camp.
"Tests confirmed WR Rondale Moore suffered a season-ending knee injury in Saturday's preseason game," the team wrote in a social media post.
Tests confirmed WR Rondale Moore suffered a season-ending knee injury in Saturday’s preseason game.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 12, 2025
Moore had signed a one-year deal worth $2 million with the Vikings.
In his first three NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Moore appeared in 33 games and totaled 135 receptions for 1,201 yards and three touchdowns.
Moore was selected by the Cardinals in the 2021 NFL Draft after a tremendous career at Purdue, particularly his freshman season. In 2018, he was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, piling up 1,258 receiving yards, 213 rushing yards, and 662 kickoff return yards. He accounted for 14 total touchdowns with the Boilermakers that year.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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