Vikings Fear Season-Losing $66 Million Pro Bowler
The Minnesota Vikings lost a heartbreaker to the Detroit Lions on Christmas Eve, however the game was a long way from the greatest loss of the occasion.
Minnesota probably lost its second-best edge safeguard for the season, as outside linebacker DJ Wonnum left the field on a truck with a to some extent torn quad muscle. TJ Hockenson, arguably the best tight end in the NFL, suffered a knee injury on Sunday, which was potentially even worse news.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN wrote about Monday, December 25, that Minnesota is staying optimistic however fears the most awful with respect to Hockenson’s knee, as the group’s season finisher trusts remain in a critical state over the last fourteen days of the time.
“Beginning standpoint isn’t ‘great’ on #Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson’s knee injury, per source,” Fowler presented on X Monday. ” Group wanting to be amazed by the present X-ray however preparing for harm. Hockenson set up another Ace Bowl-type season with 95 gets for 960 yards and five TDs.”
TJ Hockenson Followed through with Record Agreement with Vikings in 2023
Hockenson made the Star Bowl for the second time in 2022, simply his fourth season in the NFL, on the strength of 86 gets for 914 yards and 6 scores across 17 games played, per Genius Football Reference.
The tight end surpassed that number of gets and yards through 15 appearances this year. As of Monday, Hockenson drives the NFL in getting yards by a tight end with 960 yards, as per StatMuse. However, if Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs gains 37 yards in their matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas Day, he can catch up to him.
Hockenson is likewise second in association in close end gets with 95, following just Evan Engram of the Jacksonville Pumas who has pulled in 98 snatches in 2023.
Just before the start of the regular season, the Vikings signed Hockenson to a record-setting four-year, $66 million contract with incentives. He has satisfied that arrangement to say the very least, in spite of playing almost a portion of the time without beginning quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Losing Hockenson, assuming that occurs, will be a significant catastrophe for Minnesota’s season finisher possibilities, as the group faces the Green Inlet Packers at home and the Lions making a course for finish the year and likely necessities to dominate both matches to procure a NFC Trump card compartment.
Vikings Could Be Down Another Pass-Catcher in Jordan Addison Against Packers
Minnesota may likewise need to explore either of its last customary season challenges without the assistance of star freshman wide recipient Jordan Addison. Addison experienced a lower leg sprain against the Lions on Sunday, which has left his status in uncertainty, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Organization.
Rapoport stated on Monday that “Jordan Addison is considered week-to-week with an ankle sprain, source said, pending further testing today.”
Addison has gotten 63 passes for 826 yards and 9 scores through 15 games this season.
