Booth is having surgery

[Vikergirl]

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1597...tcxUkAE4Yw&s=19

[Guest]

Might as well get it done so he can come back healthy next year. He wasn't going to be of much help this year anyway. 

[Guest]

Yeah, he had a rough rookie season and it probably makes sense for him to get healthy and think long term, though it will suck to lose CB depth.

[Guest]

We'll miss his amazing production.

[Guest]

I can see why a lot of teams passed on him. He is Irv Smith Jr. 2.0. A ton of hype, but never lives up to it. When he was on the field, which was very little, he wasn't making an impact. I hope he gets healed for next year but he has never been healthy since High School. I don't see that changing. Like Smith Jr, his injuries are chronic. 

[Guest]

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/viki...rn-ir-soon

Andrew Booth Jr.'s rookie season is officially over.
On Monday, it was reported that Booth was undergoing knee surgery that, depending on the type of procedure he had, could end his season. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Booth's season is over, indicating he received the more significant meniscus surgery — a full repair, not a trim.
Vikings
tight end Irv Smith Jr. had his meniscus repaired in 2021, missing the
entire season. Going with the repair is about taking a long-term view of
things and making sure Booth comes back in 2023 better than ever, if he
recovers as expected and can avoid other injuries.
Booth,
selected out of Clemson in the second round of this year's draft, dealt
with various injuries throughout his rookie season. Concerns about his
injury history during college were a big reason why he fell out of the
top 40 selections in the draft. This isn't the start to his NFL career
he or the Vikings were hoping for, but Booth will look to make a full
recovery and earn a role on the field in 2023.
Booth appeared in
six games this year, playing 105 defensive snaps against the Bills and
Cowboys. Along with first-round safety Lewis Cine, the Vikings' top two
draft picks have both suffered season-ending injuries this year.
The good news for the Vikings is that they expect to get two cornerbacks
back from injury shortly. Fellow rookie Akayleb Evans, the biggest
bright spot from Minnesota's 2022 draft class, could be back this week
after missing the last two games in the concussion protocol. If he's
cleared, he will likely make his second career start against the Jets on
Sunday. Booth started against the Cowboys and Duke Shelley got the
start against the Patriots last Thursday.

Cameron Dantzler, the starter to open the year and for the first
eight games of the season, expects to return in Week 14 against the
Lions, when he's first eligible to come off injured reserve. He has
missed the last three games with an ankle injury suffered in Washington
and has to miss one more because an IR stint requires a minimum of four
missed games.Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell indicated
Dantzler could be activated next week, and Dantzler is confident he'll
be ready to go in Detroit.
“Absolutely," he told Chris Tomasson. "The training staff has done a wonderful job maintaining everything and I’m right on target to return for Detroit."
Getting
Evans and Dantzler back for the stretch run will be big for the
Vikings' cornerback depth — and their defense as a whole.