As they prepare for their second consecutive prime time contest, the Minnesota Vikings are going to be without at least a couple of pieces for a stretch and could have some other issues to deal with as well.
At a press conference today, head coach Kevin O’Connell said that both linebacker Blake Cashman and running back Ty Chandler are going to miss some time with injuries, though the amount of time has not yet been determined. He also said that outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and cornerback Jeff Okudah are currently in concussion protocol.
Cashman was injured during the fourth quarter when he pulled up while attempting to chase down Bears’ quarterback Caleb Williams on a scramble. He was taken out of the game and immediately ruled out for the rest of the contest, an indication that something significant was wrong. He’s got a hamstring issue, and we know how tricky those can be to judge and recover from.
Chandler had one of the more crucial plays of the game, as he fielded the final kickoff from the Bears and ran it out from deep in the end zone to negate a potential two-minute warning timeout for Chicago. He must have gotten injured on that play, as he had been back with Myles Price for the team’s kick returns all game, and all we know is that he has a knee injury. No word yet on its severity.
Okudah and Van Ginkel will be evaluated throughout the week, and we’ll get an idea when the first injury reports for Sunday’s game will be out in a little while here. Warren will bring you those when they’re available.
Depending on how severe the injuries are, particularly Cashman’s hamstring issue, the Vikings could put players on injured reserve. Taking that action would mean those player(s) would be out for four weeks, which would essentially give them six weeks to fully recover as the Vikings have their bye in Week 6. That would mean a player placed on IR this week could be back in time for the team’s Week 7 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium.
As we said, we’ll be keeping an eye on these injury situations and bringing you more news on them as that information becomes available.
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