As expected, the Achilles tendon injury to Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Jake Long proved to be serious. In fact, the team has made the move to put the former #1 overall draft pick on injured reserve, effectively ending his season.
However, the Vikings weren’t done there. They also made the announcement that offensive tackle Rashod Hill was added to the team’s main roster to take the vacant spot left by placing Long on IR.
The announcement was made on the team’s official Twitter account today, verifying that the transactions were indeed made:
For those not familiar with Rashod Hill, here is a little background info on him from the official website of the Minnesota Vikings:
“Hill, who joined Jacksonville as a rookie free agent in May, was signed off the Jaguars practice squad to Minnesota’s 53-man roster.