The Minnesota Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin might not be seen in his No. 23 Vikings jersey for quite a long time while he is to rehabilitate after the surgery he will undergo to repair an injured left knee next week.
Griffin was hurt while covering the overtime kickoff in Vikings’ loss to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game. Coach Brad Childress said Tuesday that the cornerback needs to have a surgery and the recovery may take long enough to keep Griffin out for the beginning of the next season, six to nine months.
With starting cornerback Antoine Winfield missing two months with a broken right foot, Griffin led the Vikings with four interceptions this season and helped stabilize the secondary team.
Middle linebacker E.J. Henderson may also miss some part of next season because of badly broken left thigh bone. So it seems that the Vikings need some plan B with defensive starters for next season.
Showing posts with label Antoine Winfield. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
Vikings CB Winfield not available to play against Packers
Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield of the Minnesota Vikings still needs some more time to take care of his injured right foot and will not be available to play with his team at Green Bay on Sunday.
According to Coach Brad Childress, Winfield has been making progress throughout the week, but he is just not healthy enough to get on the field after missing last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers already. It is very likely that Winfield will be in his place again after the bye week following this Sunday’s game.
Karl Paymah, Asher Allen and Benny Sapp played in Winfield’s place last Sunday and will do the same job this weekend. After holding Ben Roethlisberger to 175 yards passing and Hines Ward to one catch for 3 yards, it does not seem harder for them to play against Packers Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings and Donald Drivers in Green Bay.
As Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field has been highly anticipated, the star quarterback now wearing Vikings jersey is not completely sure that he will be able to play against his old team because he had to look after his injured hip. He was listed as probable along with linebackers Ben Leber and E. J. Henderson and fullback Naufahu Tahi.
According to Coach Brad Childress, Winfield has been making progress throughout the week, but he is just not healthy enough to get on the field after missing last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers already. It is very likely that Winfield will be in his place again after the bye week following this Sunday’s game.
Karl Paymah, Asher Allen and Benny Sapp played in Winfield’s place last Sunday and will do the same job this weekend. After holding Ben Roethlisberger to 175 yards passing and Hines Ward to one catch for 3 yards, it does not seem harder for them to play against Packers Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings and Donald Drivers in Green Bay.
As Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field has been highly anticipated, the star quarterback now wearing Vikings jersey is not completely sure that he will be able to play against his old team because he had to look after his injured hip. He was listed as probable along with linebackers Ben Leber and E. J. Henderson and fullback Naufahu Tahi.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Vikings CB Winfield injured right foot during 33-31 win over Ravens
During Sunday’s 33-31 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield injured his right foot and had to stay sidelined for the second half of the game. Karl Paymah replaced Winfield but the Vikings just was weakened with Winfield’s leaving.
Winfield was chosen to Pro Bowl for the first time in his career last season and earned a fat new contract during the summer with the Vikings. As being expected to prove his worth the team again, the 10-year veteran cornerback was frustrated by his foot injury, which caused Coach Brad Childress to sideline him for the remainder of the game.
He must be anxious while watching Ravens Derrick Mason finishing with 97 yards and a touchdown and Joe Flacco passing for 385 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, especially when Vikings starting running back Adrian Peterson limped off the field with left ankle being hurt. Fortunately, Brett Favre’s 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice set up Ryan Longwell’s fourth field gold while Ravens Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal. Time expired, the Vikings won, 3 minutes 37 seconds after the Ravens made a 31-30 lead.
Winfield was chosen to Pro Bowl for the first time in his career last season and earned a fat new contract during the summer with the Vikings. As being expected to prove his worth the team again, the 10-year veteran cornerback was frustrated by his foot injury, which caused Coach Brad Childress to sideline him for the remainder of the game.
He must be anxious while watching Ravens Derrick Mason finishing with 97 yards and a touchdown and Joe Flacco passing for 385 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, especially when Vikings starting running back Adrian Peterson limped off the field with left ankle being hurt. Fortunately, Brett Favre’s 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice set up Ryan Longwell’s fourth field gold while Ravens Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal. Time expired, the Vikings won, 3 minutes 37 seconds after the Ravens made a 31-30 lead.
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