Vikings coach Mike Zimmer opened his press conference this afternoon by announcing that center John Sullivan is unlikely to return this season after having a second surgery on his back recently, Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. “He had a relapse about 10 days ago in the weight room and he had another procedure […]
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Center John Sullivan Has Microfracture Surgery On Knee
Vikings center John Sullivan won’t be around for much of the offseason after he had microfracture surgery on his left knee last week. The surgery took place last Thursday, and right now the team is hopeful that he will be ready by the start of training camp. Sullivan was on the injury report for a […]
Vikings, Sullivan agree to five-year $25 million extension
The Minnesota Vikings and center John Sullivan have agreed on a five-year extension, Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com reports. According to Pelissero, the extension is worth $25 million with $10 million guaranteed. A sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2008, Sullivan sat behind Matt Birk for a season before assuming the starting job in 2009. Sullivan has […]
Vikings at Panthers Friday Injury Report
Minnesota Out: G Anthony Herrera (knee) Questionable: RB Lorenzo Booker (concussion), WR Percy Harvin (ribs), CB Antoine Winfield (neck) Probable: S Husain Abdullah (concussion), DE Jared Allen (not injury related), DT Remi Ayodele (ankle), LB E.J. Henderson (knee), RB Adrian Peterson (ankle), DE Brian Robison (shoulder), S Jamarca Sanford (concussion), TE Visanthe Shiancoe (foot), C […]
Packers at Vikings Friday Injury Report
Green Bay Out: T Chad Clifton (knee, hamstring), LB Jamari Lattimore (shoulder), DE Mike Neal (knee), LB Frank Zombo (knee) Doubtful: CB Sam Shields (concussion) Questionable: DE Ryan Pickett (concussion) Probable: S Morgan Burnett (hand), C/G Ray Dominguez (not injury related), LB Clay Matthews (quadriceps), T Marshall Newhouse (not injury related), TE Andrew Quarless (knee), […]
Breaking Down The Injury Report
Here is the injury report as broken down by Judd Zulgad at Access Vikings: Center John Sullivan likely will start for the Vikings on Sunday night against the Packers after missing the past two games because of a calf injury. Meanwhile, wide receiver Percy Harvin, who turned up on the injury report Thursday after […]
Center Position Still Up For Grabs
“I don’t know. I have no idea. I wish I had answers for you.” That is what last week’s starting center Ryan Cook said when asked why he was pulled out of the game at halftime and replaced by second year undrafted player, Jon Cooper. Cook says he has yet to receive an explanation from […]
Cook Likely To Start At Center



Tonight Brett Favre will be on the same starting roster as Randy Moss for the first time ever. According to Judd Zulgad, and in line with what we discussed last week, Brett Favre will be taking snaps from Ryan Cook in his first start at the center position in place of an injured John Sullivan. […]