The Minnesota Vikings make a bold move on NFL trade deadline day, acquiring Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick to hopefully save their season.
Cousins has played with this Vikings’ core before, and he’s thrived as well. But, while he’ll get Justin Jefferson to throw to again, a different key pass catcher is out for Week 10.
As the Vikings announced, tight end T.J. Hockenson is out for Week 10 vs. the Green Bay Packers. Cousins will be without a key weapon in Week 10, and he might also be without Jordan Addison, as he’s questionable as well.
Vikings get bad T.J. Hockenson news for Week 10
“The Vikings’ final Week 10 injury report. OUT: LB Blake Cashman, TE T.J. Hockenson, DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, WR Jauan Jennings, and QB Kyler Murray. QUESTIONABLE: WR Jordan Addison (thumb), S Joshua Matellus (shoulder), and OLB Kyle Van Noy,” the Vikings announced.
This injury report for the Vikings is not a very encouraging one, as Hockenson’s absence is a huge one for a team already hurting at the tight end position this season.
To make matters worse, Addison is also questionable, putting his Week 10 status in doubt despite not showing up on the injury report this week.
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While Cousins will be throwing to Jefferson, and he’ll have both Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason out of the backfield, the absence of Hockenson and the potential absence of Addison would be huge blows to the offense.
At tight end, the Vikings will look to Ben Yurosek and Gavin Bartholomew to fill in for Hockenson, while Myles Price and Tai Felton could be seeing a lot of playing time in Week 10 if Addison were to miss this game.
Getting Cousins back is very exciting, but for at least one more week, fans will have to wait to see a fully healthy offense in action with Hockenson out and Addison’s status up in the air.
