First-round safety Lewis Cine will have "significant roles" on special teams during his Vikings debut on Monday night against the Eagles, according to coordinator Matt Daniels. Cine, who missed Sunday's 23-7 win against the Packers due to a knee injury, returned to practice this week and said he's expecting to play his first NFL game on "Monday Night Football."
Cine, the former Georgia standout, will be limited to kickoff and punt phases with the possibility of playing sparingly on defense "by down-and-distance, by situation" alongside safeties Harrison Smith and Camryn Bynum, head coach Kevin O'Connell said.