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Hunter not practicing and Cook leaves practice

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By CHRIS TOMASSON | ctomasson@pioneerpress.com | 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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@"MaroonBells" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
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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...


This can be seen as true but theres another certain DE that probably should have been IR'ed leaving a DE spot open.


You mean Everson? They obviously expect him back. 


Do they expect him back or hope he comes back? It's hard to know for sure. 

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If Cook aggravated his hammy AGAIN, they just need to shut him down thru the bye week.  Get him healthy and ready for the 2nd half the season.  This shouldn't be taking this long...  He hurt it Week 2...

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@"Vikergirl" said:
@"MaroonBells" said:
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@"MaroonBells" said:
@"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...


This can be seen as true but theres another certain DE that probably should have been IR'ed leaving a DE spot open.


You mean Everson? They obviously expect him back. 


Do they expect him back or hope he comes back? It's hard to know for sure. 


I'm not sure there's a difference. Griffen will be a valuable player to have down the stretch. But that's also a valuable roster spot to hold open too long.

So until Everson actually goes on IR you have to think they hope and expect him to come back at some point this season.

Honestly, I doubt they have enough information at this point to make that decision. 

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@"Wetlander" said: If Cook aggravated his hammy AGAIN, they just need to shut him down thru the bye week.  Get him healthy and ready for the 2nd half the season.  This shouldn't be taking this long...  He hurt it Week 2...
Couldn't agree more. I was thinking about this last week. There should be a rule--not an NFL rule, but an unwritten rule on the team--that if someone gets a soft tissue injury (quad, calf, hammy), you shut him down for at least 2 games. I think the case with both Fournette and Cook is that they tried to come back too early. 
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