The Minnesota Vikings drafted Christian Darrisaw with the 23rd overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft with high hopes the Virginia Tech alumnus would start at left tackle out of the gate.
For the time being, it seems that mindset was best-laid plans.
Darrisaw was an extremely limited participant in Vikings training camp and ultimately underwent a second surgery for a core injury in Philadelphia about two weeks ago. In the interim, career reservist offensive lineman Rashod Hill is slated to start for the Vikings unless Minnesota does something funky like signing Russell Okung. There is also a slight chance that Darrisaw rapidly recovers in the next 16 days.