Vikings put Bisi Johnson on injured reserve with torn ACL, add Myron Mitchell to COVID list
Aug. 2—Vikings wide receiver Bisi Johnson, who is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL in practice last Friday, was placed Monday on injured reserve.
The Vikings also placed rookie receiver Myron Mitchell on the COVID-19 reserve list. He joins quarterbacks Kirk Cousins, Kellen Mond and Nate Stanley, who were all placed on that list Sunday.
Johnson's knee injury ended his bid to be the team's third receiver this season behind Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson. The competition for the job is now between Dede Westbrook, Chad Beebe, K.J. Osborn and rookie Ihmir Smith-Marsette.
"Bisi's a good kid," said Vikings coach Mike Zimmer. "Works real hard, knows all the positions. It was a non-contact injury. Just went to make a cut, so we'll miss him. He'll come back. He's a strong-minded, tough person."
Johnson caught 31 passes for 294 yards as a rookie in 2019. His numbers slipped to 14 catches for 189 yards in 2020 after Jefferson joined the Vikings as a rookie and set several team records.
