{"id":85009,"date":"2024-01-25T16:22:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=85009"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:22:12","slug":"vikings-rising-star-hampered-by-injury-has-successful-surgery-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/vikings-rising-star-hampered-by-injury-has-successful-surgery-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Rising Star, Hampered by Injury, Has Successful Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the start of the 2023 season,\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0linebacker\u00a0Brian Asamoah II\u00a0was considered a\u00a0breakout candidate\u00a0after a promising rookie season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1803329297-e1701380556572.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Kevin O'Connell, Vikings\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But as the dog days of training camp wore on, Asamoah was supplanted by undrafted rookie\u00a0Ivan Pace Jr. Credit to Pace, who was one of the top rookie defenders this season, but Asamoah losing his spot to an undrafted rookie was another demerit on the 2022 draft class.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to\u00a0KSTP\u2019s Darren Wolfson, Asamoah was dealing with a shoulder injury as far back as training camp, which hampered his second season.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah II announced on social media that he underwent successful surgery on January 17. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to attack this rehab and get back to work,\u201d\u00a0he posted on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was on the injury report with a shoulder issue going back to training camp,\u201d Wolfson said on SKOR North\u2019s\u00a0\u201cMackey and Judd\u201d podcast on January 18. \u201cMy understanding is he was battling something the entire year. \u2026 We now know why it was such a difficult year. He got hurt early and he never recovered. So this surgery this week was to fix that problem that started back in training camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Vikings<\/a> LB Brian Asamoah underwent surgery on his shoulder, which was a success. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98VoAYgh2D\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/98VoAYgh2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Heavy On Vikings (@HeavyOnVikings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeavyOnVikings\/status\/1750516262700999078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Vikings Likely to Retread Brian Asamoah Starter Chatter in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4104784\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4104784 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1453712642-e1674777819709.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Brian Asamoah, Vikings\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4104784\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1453712642-e1674777819709.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Selected in the third round of the 2022 draft, Asamoah was threatening to take a starting spot late in his rookie year after injecting a stagnant Vikings defense with a dose of explosiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah forced and recovered a fumble in a 27-24 win over the\u00a0New York Giants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianasamoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@brianasamoah<\/a> takes it away! <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NFLonFOX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A1yHeaDpZw\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/A1yHeaDpZw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vikings\/status\/1606723628929732608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Asamoah won over many observers late in his rookie campaign and made the release of veteran linebacker\u00a0Eric Kendricks\u00a0less daunting for a Vikings defense that hoped to get younger and faster in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>However, his 46 defensive snaps last season were a disappointment, but that doesn\u2019t mean he is a lost cause.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah has shown a high football IQ when on the field in the league to go along with his blazing speed. He tested in the 86th percentile of linebackers with a 4.56 40-time at the 2022 combine, per\u00a0Mockdraftable.<\/p>\n<p>He may be small at 6-foot, 226 pounds, but his 6-foot-8 wingspan (93rd percentile) coupled with his speed and ability to sniff out plays before they happen make him a devastating force in the second level.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings will likely look to pair Asamoah and Pace together next season with veteran\u00a0Jordan Hicks an impending free agent this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Vikings Defense Will Need Reinforcements in 2024<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4641262 visible aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1743200469-1-e1702969861971.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings\" width=\"782\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4641262\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1743200469-1-e1702969861971.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4641262\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>The Vikings will have an uphill battle in restocking the roster with 28 players poised. to reach free agency this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The defense in particular is in trouble considering a lack of depth and talent.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison Phillips\u00a0is the only starting defensive lineman under contract next season.\u00a0Danielle Hunter\u2018s future will have the biggest impact on how the front office opts to rebuild the defensive front.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the back-eight is in better shape with\u00a0Josh Metellus,\u00a0Cam Bynum,\u00a0Byron Murphy Jr.,\u00a0Harrison Smith\u00a0(who will need to restructure his contract) and Pace returning, but questions at cornerback remain considering\u00a0Akayleb Evans\u00a0was benched twice in the final three weeks of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIDavfD4-IMDFXBMwgUdFAsBvA\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the start of the 2023 season,\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0linebacker\u00a0Brian Asamoah II\u00a0was considered a\u00a0breakout candidate\u00a0after a promising rookie season. But as the dog days of training camp wore on,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}