Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson has undergone surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, after a delay of a few weeks. The procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. Hockenson's surgery comes 36 days after the injury, which included a torn medial collateral ligament (MCL) that needed to heal before the ACL could be addressed. The timeline for his recovery puts his return for Week 1 of the NFL season in question, as training camp is approximately six months away.
Vikings announce TE T.J. Hockenson has undergone ACL surgery, more than five weeks after suffering the injury on a low hit from Lions DB Kerby Joseph. https://t.co/3Sf4UhhcRP
Schefter: Hockenson undergoes successful surgery https://t.co/bO20GHmwBO
Credit to @DWolfsonKSTP for being all over this last week — TJ Hockenson’s surgery delayed a few weeks. Timeline to get back for Week 1 will be very tight. https://t.co/0yivbzppfB
Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson had surgery today to repair the torn ACL in his right knee, 36 days after the injury occurred. My understanding is that the delay was designed to let his torn MCL heal before addressing the ACL. Standard practice. Training camp ~ 6 months from this week. https://t.co/f1PhjNEsc5
Vikings’ TE T.J. Hockenson underwent surgery today to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament. The surgery was led by Dr. Neal ElAttrache from the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, Calif.