Vikings training camp looks different without Everson Griffen. It sounds different, too.
With the longtime emotional leader in Dallas and a rabid fan base unable to attend practices because of COVID-19 restrictions, the silence at TCO Performance Center can be downright deafening.
So, who will step up this season? Or, better yet, who will speak up and lead a cerebral defense that’s still peppered with elite players, but none of whom is known for being vocal?
“I don’t think it’s anybody that’s going to replicate him, obviously, and his personality and his demeanor,” linebacker Anthony Barr said.