Hockenson??

[JimmyinSD]

Warmed up with team but didn't participate in the night practice,  similar to a previous practice I heard about .

Injury or contract related?

[Guest]

According to KOC it's some kind of illness he is getting over

[Guest]

Sounds like a hold-in. At camp but not risking injury before he signs the deal. This can't linger too much longer. 

[Guest]

@"MaroonBells" said:
Sounds like a hold-in. At camp but not risking injury before he signs the deal. This can't linger too much longer. 

Thats my thoughts as well,  I dont recall anything performance wise about him in camp news yet,  if he was out there I would have thought we'd have heard something.

[Guest]

We traded a lot to get him and if it's only for last year and a "I'm here but not really here" 2023 then that trade-- which was a good one-- won't look so hot. I'm sure Hock knows all of this and is leveraging it for some cash.

[Guest]

Just friggin sign him.  That was the point of trading for him.  Get the damn ink on the paper and get him on the field.  When you're done KAM, do the same for Jefferson. 

[Guest]

https://www.inforum.com/sports/pro/vikings-tight-end-t-j-hockenson-battling-illness-which-explains-his-recent-absence
Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson battling illness, which explains his recent absence




It has nothing to do with the fact that he hasn’t received a contract extension.

Minnesota
Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (center) stretches during the team’s
practice at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan,
Minnesota, on July 26, 2023.

EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson made
some headlines after sitting out of team drills during last week’s
night practice at TCO Performance Center. The rumors started to swirl
over the weekend after he was spotted on the sidelines without pads.
Was
the 26-year-old Hockenson upset about not yet receiving a contract
extension? Was that the reason he wasn’t practicing? Was he trying to
make a statement?

MORE MINNESOTA VIKINGS COVERAGE:

Not at all.
Talking to reporters before practice on Monday afternoon, head coach
Kevin O’Connell poured water on those flames, noting that Hockenson has
been battling an illness.
“He’s working his way back from that,” the coach said. “He will take part in the early part of practice (today).”
It’s
worth noting that Hockenson is set to make $9.3 million this season,
with nothing guaranteed beyond that at the moment. But after acquiring
Hockenson from the Detroit Lions last season, the Vikings likely will
work something out with him at some point.

Aside from Hockenson, who should be back sooner rather than
later, O’Connell said cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. will be a full
participant in practice going forward. He sat out practice toward the
end of last week after suffering a minor injury.

Harry looking to shine

After signing with the Vikings over the weekend, receiver N’Keal Harry was at Monday’s practice.
He
wore a No. 85 jersey and looked the part with his massive 6-foot-4,
225-pound frame standing out among the other receivers on the roster.
That
advantage vertically is something Harry, who the New England Patriots
selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, hopes to use as a way
to stick on this roster.
“I feel like this is a great opportunity
to come out here and show what I can do,” he said. “I’m a big body
who’s going to go up and get the ball when it’s in the air. I’m a
red-zone guy who’s hard to bring (the ball) down. Just a big physical
guy.”
Asked if he feels behind everyone else after joining the
Vikings a couple of weeks into training camp, Harry emphasized that he’s
learning the playbook as quickly as possible.
“I’m capable of picking it up,” he said. “It’s up to me to put some extra time in.”

[Guest]

@"HappyViking" said:

https://www.inforum.com/sports/pro/vikings-tight-end-t-j-hockenson-battling-illness-which-explains-his-recent-absence
Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson battling illness, which explains his recent absence




It has nothing to do with the fact that he hasn’t received a contract extension.

Minnesota
Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (center) stretches during the team’s
practice at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan,
Minnesota, on July 26, 2023.

EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson made
some headlines after sitting out of team drills during last week’s
night practice at TCO Performance Center. The rumors started to swirl
over the weekend after he was spotted on the sidelines without pads.
Was
the 26-year-old Hockenson upset about not yet receiving a contract
extension? Was that the reason he wasn’t practicing? Was he trying to
make a statement?

MORE MINNESOTA VIKINGS COVERAGE:

Not at all.
Talking to reporters before practice on Monday afternoon, head coach
Kevin O’Connell poured water on those flames, noting that Hockenson has
been battling an illness.
“He’s working his way back from that,” the coach said. “He will take part in the early part of practice (today).”
It’s
worth noting that Hockenson is set to make $9.3 million this season,
with nothing guaranteed beyond that at the moment. But after acquiring
Hockenson from the Detroit Lions last season, the Vikings likely will
work something out with him at some point.

Aside from Hockenson, who should be back sooner rather than
later, O’Connell said cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. will be a full
participant in practice going forward. He sat out practice toward the
end of last week after suffering a minor injury.

Harry looking to shine

After signing with the Vikings over the weekend, receiver N’Keal Harry was at Monday’s practice.
He
wore a No. 85 jersey and looked the part with his massive 6-foot-4,
225-pound frame standing out among the other receivers on the roster.
That
advantage vertically is something Harry, who the New England Patriots
selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, hopes to use as a way
to stick on this roster.
“I feel like this is a great opportunity
to come out here and show what I can do,” he said. “I’m a big body
who’s going to go up and get the ball when it’s in the air. I’m a
red-zone guy who’s hard to bring (the ball) down. Just a big physical
guy.”
Asked if he feels behind everyone else after joining the
Vikings a couple of weeks into training camp, Harry emphasized that he’s
learning the playbook as quickly as possible.
“I’m capable of picking it up,” he said. “It’s up to me to put some extra time in.”

Happy to hear it's neither about the contract or an injury.  

[Guest]

Battling an illness... I heard he was sick of not getting a contract extension.  :p

[Guest]

@"comet52" said:
Battling an illness... I heard he was sick of not getting a contract extension.  :p

Yeah, kinda not buying the illness claim.