After losing left tackle Christian Darrisaw to a season-ending knee injury, the Vikings made a major trade on Tuesday to replace him.
The Vikings acquired Jacksonville’s Cam Robinson, a 29-year-old who has made 91 starts for the Jaguars since he was taken in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Alabama.
Robinson, who has a history of knee injuries, was franchise-tagged twice by Jacksonville before signing a three-year, $54 million deal that expires after this season.
The 6-6, 335-pounder is in his eighth NFL season.
The Vikings also get a conditional seventh round pick in the deal, and the Jaguars will get a conditional fifth rounder that could be a fourth rounder depending on Robinson’s playing time. Jacksonville is 2-6 this season.
A native of Monroe, La., Robinson missed most of 2018 because of an MCL injury and was sidelined for all but five games last season because of a meniscus tear.
Darrisaw had tears to the MCL and ACL in his left knee in the Vikings’ loss to the Rams on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
The Vikings play Indianapolis on Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.
