APVikings center John Sullivan will spent the next three or four months rehabilitating after knee surgery.
Tom Pelissero of 1500 ESPN reports that Sullivan underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee last week.
Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery, which will likely require 3-4 months of rehab. Microfracture surgery, which creates tiny fractures in the bone, is often a last resort for players with serious knee problems, but Sullivan’s lesion was small and he is expected back before training camp.
Sullivan played every snap of the season and was only listed on the injury report as having a knee issue once, in Week 13. The 27-year-old Sullivan was on the first season of a five-year, $25 million contract in 2012.
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Great, unless he trains with AP, he’ll have no power or fitness in his legs come training camp.
Can’t afford to lose one of our 2 quality linemen can we? Here’s hoping they address the guard position in the draft!
Thank goodness he’s gonna be ok…..
pro bowler. nuff said
This is the best time of the year to be out 3-4 months.
Would be great to have all offensive line back. They were tremendous on the run but still need a little more practice in protecting Ponder.
He’s the Viking’s best O-lineman to go along with the MVP but its all for naught when you don’t have a real QB.
Next man up.
I like John Sullivan but I would really like to see the Vikings draft Travis Frederick an outstanding 6’4″ 340 pound center out of Wisconsin. I would also like to see the Vikings pick up some behemoths for guards at about 340 t0 350 pounds and manhandle defensive lineman……………
Sully is a stud. Get well soon
Get well soon, John. I hope the Vikings front office gets you some help at the guard position this off-season.
He’s had allot of strange leg issues. I hope they go away…
As a huge Vikes fan, I always thought Sully got praise he did not deserve until this season. He really stepped up this year and we need him around to anchor the line and continue to help Kalil’s progress…definitely a top center in the league.