Ouch! Vikings fan tears Achilles' tendon celebrating victory

Gloom amid the excitement: A Vikings fan tweeted at RandBall about how he tore his Achilles' tendon while celebrating the game-winning play.

January 15, 2018 at 8:45PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In the immediate aftermath of the Vikings' improbable playoff win Sunday, I put out a call on Twitter for fans to send me their best reactions to Stefon Diggs' game-saving touchdown.

The result was an almost overwhelmingly positive series of videos that we put together in one place right here.

But it wasn't all perfect. On Monday, a Vikings fan named Brendan tweeted at me to let me know that he tore his Achilles' tendon while celebrating the big play.

Ouch!

In a follow-up tweet, he said: "It felt like a huge weight landed on the back of my leg and I looked around trying to see who or what fell on me, but nothing was there. Then I kept yelling asking whether he stepped out of bounds or whether there were any flags. Then the cold sweat came…. it's all a blur."

Here's hoping Brendan has a speedy recovery and enjoys watching the NFC title game with his leg in an elevated position.

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about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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