Vikings coach Leslie Frazier has confirmed that linebacker Jasper Brinkley did have hip surgery on Tuesday according to Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Frazier will update Brinkley’s situation on Thursday night, but Brinkley is expected to be moved to season-ending injured reserve.
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Allen Back To Practice, Harvin Out Again
After a preseason like the Vikings have had, fans are bound to twitch every time they hear that a player missed practice. When Jared Allen didn’t practice yesterday, it was only natural for fans to worry that he was kidnapped by aliens, came down with some virus that has been dormant for a million years [...]
Camp Breakdown: Day Five (Morning)
[Editor’s Note: While I am not going to include every source link, please note that all the sources consist of the sites (and Twitter accounts of their writers) that are featured in our blogroll on the right hand side of this page.] Well, despite the Favre drama, there are still 80 other guys worth talking [...]
Unnamed Opponent Slams McKinnie, Other Vikings
The Sporting News is busy counting down to training camp by breaking down each roster and trying to provide a unique preview of sorts. For example, middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley has their vote for breakout player of the year for the purple and gold. Also, they predict that without Favre there is virtually no chance [...]
MLB Jasper Brinkley Showing Improvement
Pro Football Weekly reports that MLB Jasper Brinkley is showing improvement: Vikings MLB Jasper Brinkley, who showed steady improvement in replacing E.J. Henderson last season, has had a nice offseason. The defensive coaches appear comfortable with Brinkley in the starting lineup if Henderson is not able to return immediately, although Henderson is a defensive leader [...]
OFFSEASON PREVIEW: Middle Linebacker
February 17th, 2010 
Adam Warwas 
Posted in Features, Injuries, Main, NFL Draft, Offseason, Opinions, Rumors [For more previews of this nature, click on the “2010 Offseason Tracker” tab at the top of this screen.] Middle linebacker is like the quarterback of the defense and the Vikings have some work to do at this position. It is perhaps the only position in which 2009’s starter will not be back for 2010, [...]
Cowboys Week: Vikings Run Defense
Despite a few nagging injuries, the Cowboys are expected to have full arsenal of running backs come Sunday. The three headed monster that is Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice could prove to be the toughest test yet for this Vikings run defense. The Vikings ended the 2009 season ranked 2nd when it came [...]
Bouncing Back Like Champions Should
Let’s get this out of the way… grabbing crow from freezer… Putting into microwave safe dish… de-thawing in the microwave… Salt… Pepper… Gulp! This is the best tasting crow ever! That’s right, the Vikings blew by the Bengals today, winning by a margin of 30-10. While more detailed analysis will come later, here are some [...]
Previewing The Bengals
This week I don’t have much good news in my preview. Not much good news at all. Some people may view this as an overreaction to the Cardinals game last week, but this is more based off of the fact that the Vikings have more unknowns about their team heading into this week than they [...]
Short Term & Long Term Impact Of E.J.’s Injury
December 7th, 2009 Adam Warwas Posted in Features, Injuries, Main, News, NFL Draft, Offseason, Opinions, Roster Moves, Rumors It is too early to know much about the long-term prospect of E.J. Henderson returning or not returning to play football for the Vikings. Not all the news is horrible, like this story (thanks for the link Fran) in which a doctor says Henderson could easily be back by training camp. Now, I am always [...]
