The Vikings began preparations for Sunday's season opener against the 49ers without Brian Robison after the 11-year veteran was released during this weekend's roster cuts. But if you ask longtime teammate Everson Griffen, he's putting his bet on the 35-year-old Robison returning to the NFL on another team to continue his 12th NFL season — which Robison had said would be his last.
"If I know my dog, white chocolate, he playing," Griffen said Monday. "I think he's going to play. He was looking good. He was playing good ball."
Coach Mike Zimmer credited Robison for helping to establish the culture he sought when he was hired to coach the Vikings in 2014.