Vikings Rule Out Five Players For Week 10

Minnesota has already named Kirk Cousins their Week 10 starter. Despite Murray being unavailable, the move to Cousins was bound to happen after the organization traded a third-round pick to the Raiders. 

Cousins will be without one of their top offensive weapons in Hockenson. 

Hockenson, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Lions back in 2019. He was in the fourth year of his four-year rookie deal worth $19,821,230 when the Lions traded him to the Vikings, acquiring a second and a third in exchange for also including two fourths.

The Lions had exercised Hockenson’s fifth-year option slated to cost $9.4 million guaranteed for the 2023 season. He then signed a four-year, $68.5 million extension with Minnesota back in August of 2023. Minnesota restructured his contract last offseason. 

In 2026, Hockenson has appeared in eight games for the Vikings and recorded 35 receptions on 44 targets for 328 yards (9.4 YPC) and three touchdowns.