Report: Vikings cornerback Mehki Blackmon suffers torn ACL

Blackmon was expected to compete for significant playing time in his second NFL season.

Mehki Blackmon / Image courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings have lost cornerback Mehki Blackmon to a torn ACL, according to a report from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Blackmon was injured during the first full-team practice of training camp on Wednesday, with our own Will Ragatz confirming from TCO Performance Center in Eagan that Blackmon appeared to suffer a knee injury early in the session.

Blackmon was expected to compete for significant playing time in a cornerback room that features Byron Murphy Jr., Shaq Griffin, Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth Jr. and Duke Shelley.

Earlier this month, Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed in a car crash.

More to come.