On Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings started training camp ahead of the 2024 season. Shortly after that, they had already suffered their first season-ending injury of the year, Andrew Harbaugh of USA Today's Vikings Wire reports.

Cornerback Mekhi Blackmon went down early in practice and was down for a while. It turns out it was due to a torn ACL. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported and confirmed the injury.

Blackmon was expected to be one of the Vikings’ starters in their already thin cornerback room. He had a great coverage grade of 71.8 from PFF, and the second-year defender was expected to build upon it. Now, with his injury, the team is going to be relying upon free agent signee Duke Shelley and UDFA signee Dwight McGlothern more than they expected.

Blackmon took to social media to let everyone know he was okay and that it “God got me.”

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