Vikings final injury report raises major concerns for Brian Flores' defense vs. Jaguars
The Minnesota Vikings have released their final injury report ahead of Sunday afternoon against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It only has three players on it with two of them starting at inside linebacker. ILB Blake Cashman (toe): QuestionableILB Ivan Pace Jr. (knee): QuestionableOLB Gabe Murphy (knee): Questionable It's important to note that head coach Kevin O'Connell […]
The Minnesota Vikings have released their final injury report ahead of Sunday afternoon against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It only has three players on it with two of them starting at inside linebacker.
ILB Blake Cashman (toe): Questionable
ILB Ivan Pace Jr. (knee): Questionable
OLB Gabe Murphy (knee): Questionable
It's important to note that head coach Kevin O'Connell said that both Cashman and Pace were full participants in practice for the Vikings on Friday, which is a big part of getting back on the field.
"Today was part of it, and now we'll see how he (Blake) responds and how he feels tomorrow," O'Connell said about Cashman's status. "Got got some good work in yesterday, a little bit more today, to get to his full normal Friday workload. See how he feels coming off that. And if we can have him for Sunday, be a huge bonus for us. Same with Ivan."
If the Vikings have both Pace and Cashman going into Sunday's game against the Jaguars, it's going to be a huge benefit for defensive coordinator Brian Flores and how he likes to call the defense. The second level against the pass is going to be much improved with the return of Cashman. If they don't have that, things could get rough for the Vikings.
Murphy is in his 21 day practice window and will likely miss the game. Don't be surprised if the Vikings use the entire window with him like they have done in the past.
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