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Joe Buck was on top of his game and made sure the Vikings didn’t pull a fast one on Monday night.
During the Monday Night Football game between the Vikings and the Niners, Vikings tight end T. J. Hockenson went down with an apparent leg injury.
Buck immediately noted that he saw Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell telling Hockenson to go down and fake an injury.
"I'll say this. We just caught Kevin O'Connell on camera saying 'T.J. go down.'" – Joe Buck pic.twitter.com/bTq56BAUXr
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 24, 2023
While Hockenson was down, O’Connell was able to get some time to talk to his QB Kirk Cousins and dial up a play.
#Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell caught telling TJ Hockenson to go down and fake an injury pic.twitter.com/JDtwAXXoZH
— Tanner Phifer (@TannerPhiferNFL) October 24, 2023
Update: Buck would later backtrack from his comments and said that Hockenson was “gimpy” going to the sideline.
Buck quickly backtracked out of commercial, explaining Hockenson was "gimpy" and O'Connell was just telling him to get down. pic.twitter.com/0eZ4GYExSj
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 24, 2023