08-27-2024, 09:24 AM
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Despite promising progress on his way back from a torn ACL, T.J. Hockenson won’t be on the field for the Vikings to start the season.
The Vikings plan to keep Hockenson on the physically-unable-to-perform list to start the 2024 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
He had been on the PUP list through training camp, after rehabbing from knee surgery that had to wait until the end of January while Hockenson’s torn MCL healed on its own.
Though the tight end had progressed to running on the field during training camp, he has yet to practice with the team, so he seemed likely to remain on the PUP list as the Vikings cut their roster down to 53 players Tuesday for the start of the regular season.
Hockenson will miss at least the first four games of the season, meaning the first game he could play is the Vikings’ Oct. 6 matchup with the Jets in London. The team has a bye after that game, meaning the earliest Hockenson could return to U.S. Bank Stadium is Oct. 20, when the Vikings face the Lions in Minnesota for the first time since the Dec. 24 game where Hockenson tore his ACL against his old team on a hit from Detroit safety Kerby Joseph.
The Vikings also plan to put pass rusher Gabriel Murphy on short-term injured reserve to start the season, a source said.
Teams can designate two players for short-term IR during final roster cuts, keeping them out for a minimum of four games.
Murphy, the undrafted free agent who’d shown promise this offseason, missed most of Vikings camp with an undisclosed injury. He could also return for the Jets game on Oct. 6.
Source: Startribune
The Vikings plan to keep Hockenson on the physically-unable-to-perform list to start the 2024 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
He had been on the PUP list through training camp, after rehabbing from knee surgery that had to wait until the end of January while Hockenson’s torn MCL healed on its own.
Though the tight end had progressed to running on the field during training camp, he has yet to practice with the team, so he seemed likely to remain on the PUP list as the Vikings cut their roster down to 53 players Tuesday for the start of the regular season.
Hockenson will miss at least the first four games of the season, meaning the first game he could play is the Vikings’ Oct. 6 matchup with the Jets in London. The team has a bye after that game, meaning the earliest Hockenson could return to U.S. Bank Stadium is Oct. 20, when the Vikings face the Lions in Minnesota for the first time since the Dec. 24 game where Hockenson tore his ACL against his old team on a hit from Detroit safety Kerby Joseph.
The Vikings also plan to put pass rusher Gabriel Murphy on short-term injured reserve to start the season, a source said.
Teams can designate two players for short-term IR during final roster cuts, keeping them out for a minimum of four games.
Murphy, the undrafted free agent who’d shown promise this offseason, missed most of Vikings camp with an undisclosed injury. He could also return for the Jets game on Oct. 6.
Source: Startribune
