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09/13 16:28 CDT Vikings QB Murray leaves his debut in the 1st quarter with a
concussion after a hit to the head
Vikings QB Murray leaves his debut in the 1st quarter with a concussion after a
hit to the head
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Pro Football Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray took a hit to
his head at the end of a run and had to be pulled in the first quarter of his
debut with the team in the season opener Sunday.
Murray was placed in the concussion protocol for evaluation and announced by
the Vikings as out for the rest of the game against the Green Bay Packers.
Murray took off on a third-and-7 play from the Vikings 33 and ran around the
right end, leaning forward to avoid contact as Packers outside linebacker Lukas
Van Ness got his hand on Murray's helmet at the end of his pursuit. Cornerback
Javon Bullard arrived a split-second later and slammed his shoulder into the
side of Murray's exposed head, drawing an unnecessary roughness penalty and
knocking off the quarterback's helmet.
Vikings right tackle Brian O'Neill and left guard Donovan Jackson immediately
turned toward the sideline to motion for the medical team, with Murray lying on
his side and his legs kicking back and forth. The eighth-year player, who spent
the first seven seasons of his career with the Arizona Cardinals, eventually
walked off the field under his own power with athletic trainers by his side.
Carson Wentz entered the game at quarterback and led the Vikings to a field
goal on that drive. Wentz was pegged as the primary backup ahead of J.J.
McCarthy, the 2024 first-round draft pick who started 10 games last season for
Minnesota. McCarthy was inactive Sunday and the Vikings' emergency quarterback,
meaning he can only enter the game if Wentz is also injured.
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