The Vikings were able to go through the first couple of days of training camp without the injury bug biting them. But that little bugger has reared its ugly head during the past two practices, and it has had a craving for the hamstrings of Vikings defensive backs in particular.
Safety Robert Blanton, who had been working with the first-team defense, sat out today's practice after injuring a hamstring during Monday night's practice. Then, this afternoon, cornerback Josh Robinson hurt a hamstring and left practice. He came back but did not resume practicing.
Coach Mike Zimmer hinted that Blanton's injury is the more concerning of the two.
"[Robinson's] got a tight hammy," he said. "I don't think it will be very long. It just got tight. It was more preventative. I told [athletic trainer Eric Sugarman] to [hold him out today.]"
Rookie tight end A.C. Leonard also left practice. Zimmer said he was dealing with a headache.
As for safety Andrew Sendejo, who is on the PUP list because of lower back and hamstring injuries, Zimmer expects him to be activated and start practicing with the team early next week.
There was some good injury news. Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson had full participation and seemed to get through the practice without issue. Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn also suited up, but was limited to just a little bit of individual work. He said after practice that he expects his participation to ramp up tomorrow and that he hopes to be a full-go by next week.
"You don't want to get yourself reinjured, but it feels great to be back on the field," he said.
