Hunter not practicing and Cook leaves practice

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By CHRIS TOMASSON | [email protected] | Pioneer PressPUBLISHED: October 18, 2018 at 1:39 pm | UPDATED: October 18, 2018 at 2:22 pm

Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter did not practice Thursday, meaning the team’s three top defensive linemen all were out.
Nose tackle Linval Joseph sat out for a second straight day with knee, ankle and shoulder injuries. Defensive end Everson Griffen remains away from the team because of a mental-health issue and will miss his fifth straight game on Sunday at the New York Jets.

The Vikings have not disclosed Hunter’s injury; he practiced Wednesday and is tied for the NFL lead with seven sacks. They will release an injury report later Thursday.
Not practicing again were tackle Riley Reiff and cornerback Andrew Sendejo. Both could miss a second straight game after sitting out last Sunday’s 27-17 win over Arizona at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Defensive end Jonathan Wynn, who is on the practice squad, also did not practice.
Joseph was hurt in the fourth quarter against the Cardinals and left for two plays before returning and finishing the game. While Hunter was on the sidelines during Thursday’s practice, Joseph was not present during the portion open to the media.
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, who has missed three of the past four games because of a hamstring injury, left practice during the period open to the media. It remains to be seen how the Vikings, who listed Cook as a full participant Wednesday, will list him Thursday.

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if only there was a free agent pro defensive end that knew the teams schemes inside and out with more experience than anybody on the roster who would be able to come in and make  and immediate contribution..... it would be even more amazing if he was already in MN and could have been at practice today.... B)

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@JimmyinSD said:
if only there was a free agent pro defensive end that knew the teams schemes inside and out with more experience than anybody on the roster who would be able to come in and make  and immediate contribution..... it would be even more amazing if he was already in MN and could have been at practice today.... B)

This.

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Dalvin Cook remains 'full' on Thursday
                  

Dalvin Cook (hamstring) remained "full" in Thursday's practice.
A reporter caused a mini-Twitter furor when he posted that Cook had "left" practice, but it was not anything out of the ordinary. We have been conditioned to expect Cook setbacks, but this was not one of them. He will be back against the Jets. Cook is a risk/reward RB2 in an ugly running back landscape.                    

Source: Chris Tomasson on Twitter                         Oct 18 - 3:53 PM

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@JimmyinSD said:
if only there was a free agent pro defensive end that knew the teams schemes inside and out with more experience than anybody on the roster who would be able to come in and make  and immediate contribution..... it would be even more amazing if he was already in MN and could have been at practice today.... B)

wonder where we could catch one of these types of guys?  If I were Rick, I would be hunting him down.

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It is unbelievable to me that Brob isn't back with the Vikings.  I figured for sure it was a math trick to get players they wanted to the practice squad and that after a game or two he'd be back.  I can only assume that even if we had zero DEs that he still wouldn't be called up. 

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@Ralphie said:
Dalvin Cook remains 'full' on Thursday
                  

Dalvin Cook (hamstring) remained "full" in Thursday's practice.
A reporter caused a mini-Twitter furor when he posted that Cook had "left" practice, but it was not anything out of the ordinary. We have been conditioned to expect Cook setbacks, but this was not one of them. He will be back against the Jets. Cook is a risk/reward RB2 in an ugly running back landscape.                    

Source: Chris Tomasson on Twitter                         Oct 18 - 3:53 PM

Oh thank Jesus. The Flamin Groovies, in the hunt for another fantasy title, thank Jesus too. 

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@JimmyinSD said:
if only there was a free agent pro defensive end that knew the teams schemes inside and out with more experience than anybody on the roster who would be able to come in and make  and immediate contribution..... it would be even more amazing if he was already in MN and could have been at practice today.... B)

Does he like to fish?

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@AGRforever said:
It is unbelievable to me that Brob isn't back with the Vikings.  I figured for sure it was a math trick to get players they wanted to the practice squad and that after a game or two he'd be back.  I can only assume that even if we had zero DEs that he still wouldn't be called up. 

Well let's hold our horses a bit here. We don't even know if Hunter is hurt or not. He was on the sideline and not being tended to so it's probably not yet time to call in our Brians and Jareds and Erasmuses and Kenechis...

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@JimmyinSD said:
if only there was a free agent pro defensive end that knew the teams schemes inside and out with more experience than anybody on the roster who would be able to come in and make  and immediate contribution..... it would be even more amazing if he was already in MN and could have been at practice today.... B)

this  needs  to happen