Late-Game Injury Keeps Former Vikings QB

Late-Game Injury Keeps Former Vikings QB

Case Cookus deserved a storybook ending. Instead, he was carted off the field with a devastating injury.It was the fourth quarter of Sunday's inaugural USFL championship game, and Cookus had his Philadelphia Stars in position to pull off Isiah Thomas Jersey an upset over the Birmingham Stallions. The Stars had rallied from a 20-9 halftime deficit to take a 23-20 lead in the fourth on his third touchdown pa s of the game.Unfortunately, Cookus was brought down awkwardly on a sack, suffered a significant leg injury, and had to be carted off the field. The Stallions followed that up with a touchdown to take the lead, and made it 33-23 when Philadelphia backup quarterback K.J. Costello threw a pick-six. The Stars Joe Dumars Jersey scored a touchdown to cut it to 33-30, but another Costello pick sealed the deal for the Stallions, who won the league's first-ever title.If Cookus hadn't gotten hurt, the Stars probably win the game. The former Northern Arizona QB who was briefly with the Vikings during training camp last year was brilliant for three-plus quarters. He led four scoring drives, going 17 of 29 for 222 yards, three touchdowns, and no turnovers.Scroll to ContinueIt was a sensational performance in the biggest moment of the season for Cookus, who began the season as the Stars' backup but capitalized on his opportunity when the starting QB got hurt. He quickly , going 5-2 as a starter in Christian Laettner Jersey the final seven games of the season to lead the Stars to the playoffs despite a 1-2 start. The Stars then beat the 9-1 New Jersey Generals in the first round to reach the championship game, where they had the 9-1 Stallions on the ropes.Cookus showed that he deserves to get another chance in the NFL once he recovers from this injury, or at least that he should be one of the USFL's best players going forward, a suming the league survives. He was accurate, poised, and used his mobility he ran for Chauncey Billups Jersey a 79-yard touchdown earlier in the season to extend plays. Cookus's first touchdown pa s came on a beautiful outside shoulder fade, his second came on a crazy play that he extended, and his third was a strike over the middle to give the Stars the lead.He may have only been a Viking for a few days last August, but Cookus became somewhat of Joe Smith Jersey a cult hero on Vikings Twitter and undoubtedly had plenty of TVs in Minnesota tuned in to his performance on Sunday.Hopefully he makes a full and quick recovery and gets back to throwing touchdown pa ses, whether in the USFL or elsewhere.

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