Captain Munnerlyn returns to first team nickel for Vikings

There’s been a lot of speculation about the status of Captain Munnerlyn after Mike Zimmer’s decision to relegate him to second team defensive duty for three straight preseason games.

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Some thought maybe Zimmer was just trying to get extra reps for rookie Trae Waynes by playing him with the first team instead of Munnerlyn.

Others wondered if Munnerlyn wasn’t so far in Zimmer’s doghouse for one reason or another that he was actually on his way out of Minnesota.

Well I can report that whatever Zimmer was trying to accomplish by dropping Munnerlyn on the depth chart in preseason must have been accomplished, because Saturday night vs. Dallas, Munnerlyn was back with the…