In just over a week the Minnesota Vikings are due to arrive to report in training camp. As of Thursday July 28th last season will officially be put to rest and the focus will be on who will make the 52 man squad for the 2016 campaign. In such a brutal, physical sport it is often difficult to ensure you can bring the best 52 because preseason injuries have caused players to miss parts of or all of seasons and even delayed the starts of promising careers.
Last season, a preseason injury to Phil Loadholt changed the Vikings plans on the offensive line, and even though the entire squad started all 16 games, they were a weakness that will hopefully be shored up this season.