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Everson Griffen update: More mixed signals from the Vikings

When we last spoke about the ongoing situation with Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end Everson Griffen, it was to bring you a report from Adam Schefter that said the team didn’t expect #97 to be back on the field any time soon.

As you might expect with a situation like this, things change quite a bit. Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune was on hand for Mike Zimmer’s press conference on Thursday afternoon, and brings us the following pair of tweets:

Asked Mike Zimmer if the #Vikings expect Everson Griffen to return this season:

“I saw the report and I think it was false, let’s just say that.