Kirk Cousins has played his last game for the Vikings in the 2023 season. If he’s going to play for them again, he will have to come back from a major injury at age 36 and sign a new contract with the team.
An MRI on Monday morning showed Cousins tore the Achilles tendon in his right heel, confirming what a source said Sunday was the quarterback’s initial diagnosis. He will need surgery and will miss the rest of the season, after which he is set to become a free agent. The timeline for his surgery and recovery will be determined this week, the team announced.
Cousins was injured when he dropped back on a third-and-19 from the Packers 22 with 10:30 left in Sunday’s game. His Achilles ruptured when he planted his cleat in the Lambeau Field grass; based on his conversation with the quarterback after the injury, coach Kevin O’Connell said Sunday, he thought Cousins’ cleat got caught in the grass at Lambeau Field.
