EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have not ruled out cornerback Cedric Griffin playing this week in New Orleans.
Griffin blew out his left knee in the NFC championship game against the Saints last January, an anterior cruciate ligament injury that typically requires about nine months of recovery. Griffin recently returned to practice, but he was listed as a limited participant on the injury report released Monday by the Vikings.
Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said Monday that Griffin has “already done far more than we expected” since deciding to include him on the active 53-man roster.
Rookie Chris Cook did not practice Monday because of a knee injury, leaving the Vikings with only three fully healthy cornerbacks against the pass-happy Saints.
