EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings star left deal with Christian Darrisaw will want surgical procedure on his knee and miss the remainder of the season, Head Coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed Friday.

The fourth-year professional suffered a knee harm Thursday evening simply earlier than halftime in Minnesota’s 30-20 loss on the Los Angeles Rams. Darrisaw was positioned on season-ending Injured Reserve Friday because the Vikings activated tight finish T.J. Hockenson from the Reserve/Bodily Unable to Carry out checklist.

Ever an optimist, O’Connell was “holding out hope final evening that possibly the imaging would really feel a much less important harm, however sadly, that’s not the case.”

“He did maintain a major harm to his left knee, and it’ll require season-ending surgical procedure,” O’Connell added after an MRI revealed ACL and MCL harm. “We are going to decide the very best plan of action regarding the process that can restore the harm, and I do know C.D. will probably be proper again the place he the place he was this yr, which is among the finest left tackles in soccer enjoying at a very excessive stage.

“I really like all the pieces concerning the development of his profession up till this second, and he is obtained nice of us round him, each teammates and our medical employees that can spearhead an effort to get C.D. again with us as quickly as attainable,” O’Connell continued. “However for proper now, I am simply actually interested by Christian. He actually developed into considered one of our core leaders … considered one of our offensive pillars that now we have leaned on rather a lot. And it is going to be a major loss, however we have all obtained to do some bit extra.”