The 2016 regular season opener for the Minnesota Vikings saw Sharrif Floyd on the field in his usual role as a three-technique tackle in the team’s defense. After that game, he had what was supposed to be a routine surgery on his knee that was supposed to keep him out for a couple of weeks.
Unfortunately, thanks to a botched surgery on that knee, Floyd has not played since due to some issues with his quad not firing, thanks to nerve damage that came during the surgical procedure. While the word this preseason was that Floyd had made progress, internally it sounds like the Vikings aren’t expecting the big man back.