Head Coach Mike Zimmer said Tuesday that the team plans to start Gerald Hodges at the “Mike” spot in Minnesota’s base defense when the Vikings visit the Cowboys at 6 p.m. Saturday.
“We’re going with Hodges in the base and (Eric) Kendricks in the sub,” Zimmer said. “The first week, it was more learning (for Hodges) because it was different alignments, so he wasn’t perfect with all that stuff, but when he’ played, he looked good.”
The Vikings opened the preseason with Audie Cole at the starting middle linebacker position against Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay.