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halfgiz wrote:Just wondering how we are doing this morning.
Thielen injured his shoulder in the game, AP injured his back, Ellis ankle?
Joesph with his toe. He going to be able to play againest Seattle? and I'm sure many more.

halfgiz wrote:Just wondering how we are doing this morning.
Thielen injured his shoulder in the game, AP injured his back, Ellis ankle?
Joesph with his toe. He going to be able to play againest Seattle? and I'm sure many more.

Zimmer said it's a 6-month recovery after surgery for Ellison.

Coach Mike Zimmer said Ellison will undergo surgery and it could be six months until he’s back on the field again.

Wide receiver Adam Thielen also left Sunday’s game after aggravating a left shoulder injury with 10:27 left in the third quarter.

However, Thielen said on Monday at Winter Park that he’s hopeful he’ll be back for Sunday’s home playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.

“I’m good,” he said “I think [I'll be ready Sunday]. We’ll see.

“It’s tough not to be on the field, so any chance I get to be on the field I’m going to take advantage of it.”

Thielen said he wasn’t sure how he hurt his shoulder Sunday, “but “whatever it was, it wasn’t good.”

Defensive lineman Kenrick Ellison left the game with a leg injury and running back Adrian Peterson had back spasms in the second half and briefly left the game to undergo X-rays in the locker room.

Peterson returned and finished with 19 carries for 67 yards and one touchdown after securing his third NFL rushing title in nine seasons.

Starting nose tackle Linval Joseph missed his fourth game in the last five weeks with a lingering toe injury.

The Vikings won’t practice again until Wednesday when the first injury report of the postseason will be released.

The Breeze wrote:I would assume the biggie is Ellison and also that his career is probably over. That really sucks~

dead_poet wrote: That's awful news. This is going to be tricky. His contract is up after the season and he's not going to play at all in 2016 (or ever again?) due to injury. This suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks

HardcoreVikesFan wrote:Well, it depends on the degree of patellar tendon strain. Sounds like a grade III strain = a tendon rupture. (Just for everyone's information, you don't 'tear' a muscle - it is called either a strain or rupture (a 'tear' in layman's terms).

It is not necessarily career-ending, but it depends on the severity. It depends on genetics. It depends on the quality of rehabilitation. Every human body responds to injury differently. It is never the same for two different individuals.

I wish Ellison the best in his recovery. I trust Eric Sugarman and the rest of the sports medicine team to give Ellison every opportunity to heal.

dead_poet wrote:FWIW the beat guys aren't very optimistic of Joseph (saying toe injuries are tricky and prolonged injuries, especially for 330-pound men). They're not sure how effective he's going to be (60%?) IF he plays.

dead_poet wrote:FWIW the beat guys aren't very optimistic of Joseph (saying toe injuries are tricky and prolonged injuries, especially for 330-pound men). They're not sure how effective he's going to be (60%?) IF he plays.

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to be as full strength as they’ve been in quite some time for their wild card matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Nose tackle Linval Joseph returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday after being inactive for four of the last five games, including last Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Player	         #	Pos.	Injury	6-Jan
Adrian Peterson	28	RB	Low Back	Did Not Part.
Kenrick Ellis	  72	DT	Ankle	Did Not Part.
Zach Line	      48	FB	Illness	Did Not Part.
Linval Joseph	  98	DT	Foot	Limited Part.
Everson Griffen	97	DE	Shoulder	Limited Part.
Adam Thielen	   19	WR	Shoulder/ Low Back	Full Part.