Letroy Guion Will Likely Sit Remainder Of Vikings Preseason Games

Letroy Guion has missed the majority of training camp for the Minnesota Vikings after being re-signed as a starter this offseason. It sounds like he'll be on the sidelines for the rest of training camp, too, after re-injuring his knee earlier in the week.

Leslie Frazier said on Wednesday that Guion is likely to miss the remainder of training camp after the defensive tackle re-aggravated his PCL injury earlier this week. It's obviously a setback under any circumstances, but Frazier explained to the Star Tribune why this hurts Guion more than usual.

"It's just unfortunate that he is missing all these reps," coach Leslie Frazier said. "We really needed him to get those reps at that position. It's somewhat of a new position for him, so it's tough. But that's the way it is right now."

It's never good to miss time while trying to learn a new position, but everything should be OK as long as Guion is 100 percent healthy for the start of the regular season.

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Letroy Guion Injury: MRI Results On Nose Tackle's Right Knee Negative

MRi results show no structural damage to Minnesota Vikings nose tackle Letroy Guion, according to 1500 ESPN. Guion is expected to be ready for the season opener on Sept. 9, but will not play on Friday against San Diego and is not expected to play next week in Houston.

Guion had originally injured the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Aug. 10 against San Francisco, yet returned to practice earlier this week with a brace on his knee. According to coach Leslie Frazier, Guion's injury "flared up" during the practice and the team is going to hold him out of practice to give him time to rest the knee.

Guion is making the transition this season to starting nose tackle after having back up Kevin Williams in the past. Guion has 38 career tackles in his five-year playing career, with just 2.0 sacks, yet has received high praise from the coaching staff for his work during the offseason.

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Letroy Guion Injury: Starting Tackle Returns To Practice

Minnesota Vikings starting nose tackle Letroy Guion returned to practice Monday with a brace on his knee, according to an ESPN report. Guion suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee early against the San Francisco 49ers in the Vikings' first preseason game.

"We'll see how he continues to improve," said Minnesota head coach Leslie Frazier, who was hopeful Guion could return for the Vikings' third preseason game Friday against the San Diego Chargers. The Vikings are pretty banged up right now.

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Guion has seen limited time in his 5-year career but is expected to start at nose tackle for the Vikings. He's tallied 38 career tackles and 2.0 sacks with a forced fumble.

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Vikings Injury News: Kyle Rudolph Back At Practice, Chris Cook Still Out With Concussion

The Minnesota Vikings were unable to escape their second game of the preseason unscathed as both Kyle Rudolph and Chris Cook suffered what looked to be concussions at the time. Monday's practice offered some good news and some bad news on that front.

Rudolph was able to participate in Monday's practice after passing all of the typical concussion tests, though his status for this week's preseason game is still in doubt as the training staff wants to make sure he's 100 percent.

The news on Cook was worse, however, as he was held out of Monday's practice after failing the concussion tests on Monday. The team expects him to undergo the same tests Tuesday in hopes of him returning sooner rather than later.

"(We'll) just have to wait and see," Frazier said. "You'd like for him to be out here practicing and working and improving, but until he gets cleared you just have to wait and see."

In other injury news, Letroy Guion was able to return to practice -- albeit with a brace -- and John Carlson will likely be held out of this week's game. 1500 ESPN has an update on some of the other guys, too:

Safety Robert Blanton (hamstring) is improving, as is running back Jordan Todman (ankle). Defensive end Everson Griffen sat out Monday because of a stomach virus but is expected back Tuesday. Wide receiver Kamar Jorden (hand), linebacker Solomon Elimimian (hamstring) and guard Geoff Schwartz (sports hernia surgery) remain out.

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Vikings Injury Update: Josh Robinson Returns, John Carlson Out Longer Than Expected

The Minnesota Vikings have had to deal with a rather large injury burden already this training camp when remembering Adrian Peterson began the year on the physically unable to perform list. Thankfully they were able to avoid issue with their first-round pick, too, as Matt Kalil aced his MRI on Monday evening.

Kalil suffered an injured thumb in the week's opening practice. The MRI reveled no damage, however, and Charlie Johnson was able to retake his role as backup offensive lineman before Monday night's practice was even over.

The injury to Kalil isn't the only one the Vikings are keeping an eye on in training camp, however, as our friends at 1500 ESPN have a rundown of the other ailing Vikings following Monday's practice.

• Josh Robinson, the team's third-round pick, returned to practice on Monday after sitting out pieces of training camp with a hurt hamstring. He's expected to make his preseason debut this week.
• John Carlson, the team's new tight end coming over from the Seattle Seahawks, was initially projected to miss just two weeks. It's been two weeks, however, but his right knee is still giving him problems so head coach Leslie Frazier said he'll be out until Sunday at the earliest.
• Fifth-round pick Robert Blanton also returned to practice after sitting out the past two weeks with a hamstring injury of his own, helping give depth to the defensive backfield.
• Running back Jared Todman tried to practice, but apparently looked "very ginger." He's probably not going to be able to play this week's preseason game.
• Defensive end Jeff Charleston sat out with headaches, not the ankle injury that required an MRI last week.
• Three players have already been declared "out" for Friday's preseason game: Geoff Schwartz (sports hernia surgery), nose tackle Letroy Guion (knee) and receiver Kamar Jorden (hand).

That seems a bit lengthy for the preseason, but such is life with the Vikings, it seems.

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Letroy Guion Injury: Vikings Starting NT Will Miss 1-2 Weeks

Letroy Guion, the starting nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, injured the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Friday's preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers, but coach Leslie Frazier offered some good news on Saturday. According to a report from 1500 ESPN, Frazier says Guion will likely return to the field well before the regular season starts.

"They told me he may miss a week or two," Frazier said. "It's a (PCL) injury. So, I'll learn more about it (in the next 24 hours). But initially, they've told me maybe a week or two."

Guion played in all 16 games for the Vikings last year, and notched three starts. The team gave the veteran a three-year, nine-million dollar extension earlier this year and placed him at the top of the depth chart. While Guion recovers from the injury, Fred Evans will likely play with the starters.

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