Overview
- Wentz said he chose to keep playing through a torn labrum and fractured shoulder socket in his left shoulder and that he never felt unsafe on the field.
- Head coach Kevin O’Connell said keeping Wentz in the Thursday night game was a football decision supported by the team’s medical staff.
- Wentz, who will schedule surgery after his wife gives birth, was placed on injured reserve earlier this week.
- J.J. McCarthy resumes the starting role, with Max Brosmer as backup and newly signed John Wolford adding depth.
- Wentz went 2-3 in five starts for Minnesota and was sacked 19 times, a toll that highlighted the team’s protection issues.