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Vikings star LT Christian Darrisaw leaves Rams game with leg injury

It looks like a potentially significant injury for Darrisaw, who is one of the best tackles in the NFL.
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Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw at an offseason practice.
Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw at an offseason practice. | Images Courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings

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Vikings star left tackle Christian Darrisaw left Thursday night's game against the Rams with a potentially serious-looking leg injury. He was rolled up on by a defender while blocking late in the second quarter. Darrisaw was ruled out by the team shortly after halftime.

There were just 35 seconds left in the half as the Vikings took over possession, but at their own 3-yard line, they arguably didn't quite have room to take a knee. So they handed the ball off to Aaron Jones on the play where Darrisaw got hurt.

The Amazon Prime Video broadcast showed Darrisaw remaining down on the field at SoFi Stadium for a while, as trainers looked at him and teammates kneeled nearby. He was then shown limping very gingerly to the locker room with the help of medical personnel.

If it's a serious injury for Darrisaw, it would be a devastating loss for the Vikings. He's been one of the best tackles in football this year, playing at an All-Pro level while protecting Sam Darnold's blind side. He's been extremely consistent for the Vikings for the past few years as a dominant force in both pass protection and run blocking.

Darrisaw, 25, signed a four-year extension worth up to $113 million this offseason. The No. 23 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft is in his fourth season.

Veteran David Quessenberry is the Vikings' backup left tackle.

More updates to come on this story as they are made available.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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