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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Vikings sign a guard released by Packers last week
Posted by: Mark Craig under The draft, Vikings, NFC, Packers Updated: August 3, 2012 - 10:57 PM
The Vikings have another rookie from Arkansas.
With injuries mounting on their offensive line, the team has signed Grant Cook, a 6-4, 318-pound guard that can also play tackle. The Vikings released undrafted rookie defensive end Eric Latimore to make room for Cook on the 90-man roster.
Cook signed with the Packers as an undrafted rookie, but was released on July 25. Cook has been reunited with former Hogs Jarius Wright and Greg Childs, the receiving duo the Vikings picked up in the fourth round of the draft.
The Vikings need bodies up front with four of their linemen -- Pat Brown (knee), DeMarcus Love (shoulder), Kevin Murphy (heat-related illness) and Geoff Schwartz -- struggling with their health. Schwartz, who was being given a chance to compete with Brandon Fusco for the starting right guard job, has suffered a sports hernia, according to a league source with knowledge of Schwartz's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam today. Schwartz could need four to six weeks or more to recover.
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