{"id":59947,"date":"2025-08-10T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/59947\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:02:09","slug":"nfl-news-vikings-rondale-moore-suffers-brutal-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/59947\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Vikings’ Rondale Moore suffers brutal knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Minnesota Vikings<\/a> wide receiver Rondale Moore suffered a devastating injury on the first play of his preseason appearance after he missed the entire 2024 season with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

Moore appeared in the Vikings\u2019 20-10 win over the Houston Texans<\/a>. He checked into the game as a punt returner and when he received the ball he was tackled by Texans linebacker Jamal Hill as he ran out of bounds.<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore leaves the field after an injury during the Houston Texans game, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\/Matt Krohn)<\/p>\n

The athletic cart came out for Moore and he was taken to the locker room. He placed a towel over his head as emotions ran high.<\/p>\n

“It’s one of the most painful things for me as a head coach when I feel that emotion,” Vikings head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell said, via ESPN<\/a>. “I make a life out of trying to leave others better than I found them. In that situation, there is nothing I can do, which is the worst feeling as a coach. So you just consult with him and make sure that he knows he’s not going to be alone.”<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connell described the knee injury as “pretty significant.”<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore covers his head after suffering a lower leg injury at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Aug. 9, 2025. (Jeffrey Becker\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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Moore only played in eight games in 2022 when he was with the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> as he battled a hamstring issue. He signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2024 and suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp.<\/p>\n

He joined the Vikings this past March, but he may be out for the season once again.<\/p>\n

The Vikings are loaded with wide receivers trying to make the team and become the No. 2 behind Justin Jefferson before Jordan Addison sits out due to a suspension to start the year.<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell speaks during a press conference after the preseason game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/p>\n

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Fifteen different players were targeted in the preseason game as Sam Howell, Max Brosmer, J.J. McCarthy and Brett Rypien got reps at quarterback.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n