Vikings’ Akayleb Evans says he’s OK after leaving game with concussion symptoms

Vikings rookie cornerback Akayleb Evans made his second profession begin on Sunday, coming back from lacking the final two video games with a concussion. Unfortunately, he was compelled out of the win over the Jets with extra concussion symptoms that popped up following a collision over the center of the sphere within the third quarter.

While masking Jets receiver Garrett Wilson, Evans took some unintentional pleasant fireplace from security Harrison Smith, who was trying to hit Wilson.

“He’s in the protocol,” head coach Kevin O’Connell mentioned. “At one point, he was evaluated and cleared by the independent (neurologist) and by our sideline, and then as the game kind of went on, you always keep an eye on those players, especially guys that have had some things come up. He started to have some symptoms and reported them. We’ll take a look at where he’s at, but we immediately got him back out of the game, and we’ll keep an eye on him.”

Evans tweeted “I’m feeling good I promise!” after the game. However, as a result of he — like left deal with Christian Darrisaw — has now left a number of video games to enter the concussion protocol, his standing for subsequent Sunday’s game in opposition to the Lions is definitely up within the air.

Duke Shelley, who began the loss to the Cowboys a pair weeks in the past, entered for Evans and was busy, ending with 4 tackles and two passes defended.

Evans had six tackles and a PBU of his personal earlier than leaving the game. He practically had an interception within the first quarter when a Mike White go bounced off former Vikings TE Tyler Conklin’s chest, however teammate Cam Bynum collided with Evans and the ball fell to the bottom.

Between that near-pick and Smith unintentionally blasting him within the third quarter, Evans jokingly tweeted that his safeties owe him a meal.

The solely different damage news for the Vikings popping out of this game is that defensive deal with Jonathan Bullard harm his proper bicep within the first half, ending his day. He’ll get an MRI. The Vikings have been additionally with out DT Ross Blacklock (sickness), however they received Dalvin Tomlinson again for this game after he had missed the final 4 with a calf damage.

Heading into subsequent week’s game in opposition to the Lions, the statuses of Darrisaw, Evans, and Bullard will all be price monitoring.

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