MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz was feared to have suffered a torn ACL in his right knee after being leveled by a hard hit in the game at Minnesota on Sunday .

Coach Dan Quinn said the 35-year-old would have an MRI exam for a full diagnosis on Monday, but the injury to the revered veteran further cast a pall over a frustrated locker room following the team's eighth consecutive loss.

“The early signals aren’t good,” Quinn said. “Let’s hope for the best.”

The Vikings won 31-0 to hand the Commanders their first shutout since 2019.

Ertz, who was upended during an incomplete pass over the middle late in the third quarter thrown by backup Marcus Mariota after Jayden Daniels was sidelined by an aggravation of his elbow injury , left the Washington locker room

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