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Before joining our Access Vikings team, Dan Wiederer covered Atlantic Coast Conference basketball for the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer and was named North Carolina's top sports columnist in 2010. His previous reporting experience includes covering the Chicago Bears. 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.
Report: Kevin Williams expected to start
Posted by: under Vikings, NFC, Vikings defense, Vikings injury report, Kevin Williams, Ray Edwards Updated: January 21, 2010 - 7:26 PM
Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has a bone bruise on his left knee but is expected to start on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game against New Orleans, according to a tweet from NFL Network reporter Jason LaCanfora.
Williams did not practice for a second consecutive day on Thursday -- starting left defensive end Ray Edwards also sat out again because of a knee injury -- but he was seen after the morning walk-through and was wearing a protective sleeve on his knee.
Williams recently was named to the Pro Bowl for the fifth time in his seven-year career and is a key reason the Vikings have been so good against the run. Minnesota was No. 2 in the NFL this season vs. the run. While Williams won't be 100 percent for Sunday's game, his absence would be a major blow to a team that is trying to slow the high-powered Saints.
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