It was musical stationary bikes on Sunday as the Vikings returned to the practice field, without 10 players, with exactly four weeks before the regular season opener in Tennessee.
A slew of players are still held back by injuries, namely defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (knee), linebacker Eric Kendricks (hamstring), receiver Jarius Wright (undisclosed) and guard Brandon Fusco (undisclosed). All four did not play in Friday night’s preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Third-year defensive tackle Shamar Stephen filled in for Floyd, linebacker Audie Cole for Kendricks at middle linebacker, Joe Berger moved to right guard for Fusco and Adam Thielen continues to play in place of Wright.