Griffen returns to practice two days after death of his mother

Two days after the unexpected death of his mother, Everson Griffen is back practicing with the team this morning.

October 12, 2012 at 4:47PM
Everson Griffen
Everson Griffen (Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Two days after the unexpected death of his mother, Sabrina Scott, Everson Griffen is back practicing with the team this morning. We'll have more after practice on his status for Sunday's game at Washington, but it appears he'll play.

Griffen didn't practice Thursday after finding out the day before that his mother, who was visiting him in the Twin Cities, had died.

Meanwhile, Percy Harvin (hamstring), Jerome Simpson (lower leg/back) and Adrian Peterson (ankle) also were taking part in the light, non-padded workout.

The only players not participating are linebacker Marvin Mitchell (calf) and safety Mistral Raymond (ankle). Raymond, however, was running on the sideline. He's missed the past two games and won't play on Sunday.

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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