APTight end John Carlson was the premier free agent signing of the Vikings’ offseason.
Now they’re going to have to wait a little longer to see how much he helps.
According to coach Leslie Frazier, via Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com, Carlson suffered a sprained MCL in practice Tuesday.
When Frazier was asked if the problem could keep Carlson out for a while, he replied: “It could. It could. We’ll see. They’ll tell me more when we get back in. But initially, that’s what they told me — sprained MCL.”
Carlson didn’t play last year because of a shoulder problem and the Vikings still signed him to a five-year, $25 million contract in March.
The plan was for him to pair with Kyle Rudolph in a lot of two-tight end sets, but that will be delayed a bit.
Carlson was to undergo an MRI later today to determine the severity of the injury.
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Oh boy!! Injury prone, I hope not, but that could be the reality.
And the bad signing continues to look worse.
Rub some dirt on it and enough with the runny nose stories!
Crap
Carlson is a little overrated and injury prone. He is a solid #2 TE. I think Kyle Rudolph has some playmaking capabilities though and should make a big impact in the Vikings passing game this year. Unsure about his blocking ability though.
What the Vikings really need to get back to is a good blocking FB for the halfback to run behind and to pick up the blitz. The Vikings offense has been going downhill since the loss of Richardson.
Don’t forget he struggled with dropped balls the last year he was healthy for the Seahawks. I wish him well, always liked his attitude (or lack thereof), but I don’t feel so bad that we didn’t resign him.
This guy never seems to be healthy — hurting your MCL in practice? Practice?
Bring in Shockey or Plaxico although hes a wide reciver and not a TE there are options!
Allen Reisner.
That $25 million isn’t looking so good right now.
Oh well, there’s goes the Super Bowl!
Boy, the Seahawks sure were dumb to let Carlson walk and sign an injury-prone player like Winslow on the cheap…