Daily Norseman
Minnesota Vikings rookie guard Donovan Jackson played the best game of his (admittedly) short NFL career on Sunday in the purple’s blowout win over the Cincinnati Bengals, and he did it with an injury that will now, unfortunately, cause him to miss a couple of weeks.
Per Kevin Seifert of ESPN, Jackson underwent surgery on his wrist on Monday. He is expected back on the field following the Vikings’ bye week but will miss both games of their upcoming European road trip.
Jackson suffered the injury in the Week 2 loss to Atlanta, but played through it on Sunday and put together a very solid performance next to the returning Christian Darrisaw. He was listed on the team’s injury report and was limited in a couple of practices leading up to the Bengals game. Head coach Kevin O’Connell said in his Monday press conference that doctors told Jackson he would not make the injury any worse by playing through it on Sunday, so he got the start and played very well.
Blake Brandel, who saw extensive time at left tackle on Sunday as part of a rotation with Darrisaw, will take Jackson’s starting spot at left guard. He started all 17 games at the left guard spot for the Vikings last season.
It’s a bit of a downer that the rookie won’t be able to capitalize on his performance in Sunday’s victory, but at least he’s going to be out of the lineup for a very limited amount of time, by all accounts.
