Defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson buckled to the artificial turf at U.S. Bank Stadium, clutching his right calf as Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray threw a goal-line incompletion in the Vikings' Oct. 30 win.
Tomlinson barley touched Cardinals right guard Will Hernandez before going down from what the sixth-year veteran called "my first injury in the league."
"Felt like somebody kicked me in the back of the leg," Tomlinson said this week. "A lot of different factors could've caused [it]. But just pretty much felt like I popped it, I guess you could say."
Tomlinson was a full participant in Wednesday's practice for the first time since straining his right calf muscle, setting up what would be a welcomed return for the Vikings defense on Sunday against the Jets.