Minnesota Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson’s status for Sunday’s preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers is up in the air, according to Mike Wobschall of Vikings.com Blog. Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is described to have “positivity” and “optimism” regarding his rehab comeback, but has yet to make a decision on whether or not [...]
Minnesota Vikings players are filing their way into Mankato as they prepare for training camp. Here are some player injury and camp updates: It appears linebacker E.J. Henderson will be cleared for at least partial participation when practice begins at 4 p.m. Friday, according to Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com. Henderson had a conversation with coach [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) posted a blog about newly promoted Minnesota Vikings’ linebacker Leman and the story about his name. Leman’s first name is legally Jeremy, but apparently has been going by the name of J since he was about four or five. “I’ve always been called J,” Leman said to the Pioneer Press. “My [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley had a solid game in his first NFL start, finishing with three tackles against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. Brinkley was a split second late on a few run plays that could have resulted in negative run plays for the Bengals’ offense. Brinkley played mainly in run-defense and was off [...]
The Minnesota Vikings promoted tight end Garrett Mills from the practice squad to the 55-man roster Wednesday, replacing middle linebacker E.J. Henderson who is out for the season with a broken left femur. Linebacker Jeremy Leman has been added to the practice squad as well. The promotion of Mills over signing a linebacker is not [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) reports Minnesota Vikings’ coach Brad Childress will look at several options including inserting linebacker Jasper Brinkley at middle linebacker in place of injured linebacker E.J. Henderson. Childress told the Pioneer Press Brinkley will get the initial look at patching the starting lineup, but they will look at all options throughout the [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ middle linebacker E.J. Henderson was carted off the field in Sunday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. According to the official Twitter of Vikings.com, coach Brad Childress said Henderson suffered a broken femur on his left leg, and will remain in Phoenix over-night. The trainers were seen keeping Henderson’s left leg elevated while [...]
Sean Jensen (Pioneer Press) took a look at the training camp depth chart, dated for August 11th. He mentioned little surprises, but added a few things worth noting. Here is a heavily quoted portion of his blog post: * Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice are listed as the starting receivers. Rookie Percy Harvin is listed [...]
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