O'Connell backs Cousins after suffering season-ending injury

Kirk Cousins has torn his Achilles in the Vikings game against the Packers

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00:00 But I do want to first start out and just say, thinking about our quarterback,

00:06 went out today again, as he has for most of the 2023 season,

00:12 played the quarterback position, as well as anybody in our league,

00:16 and just continued to build and build and build.

00:19 We are fearing.

00:22 Currently, he's being evaluated and will be into tomorrow.

00:26 We are fearing an Achilles injury.

00:29 The severity of that, I do not know at this point.

00:32 But I know that's what our fear is in the moment,

00:36 and we'll confirm that as soon as possible.

00:40 Thinking of Kirk, our locker room, every single player in our locker room,

00:44 thinking about our leader, our guy right now,

00:47 and I'm just so proud of him, proud of the way he's played all season long.

00:52 Whatever is the case, if we don't have him for one snap

00:59 or for the duration of our season, that will not change the fact of what,

01:04 I believe, Kirk Cousins, the level he played to this year,

01:07 and ultimately what he's meant to me and our organization.