Minnesota Vikings: Carter Bykowski out for season

The Minnesota Vikings’ offensive line took another hit Wednesday when the team announced that OT Carter Bykowski is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle.

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Bykowski is the fifth Vikings player to suffer a significant pectoral injury in the last year. He’s the third offensive lineman to go out with a torn pec.

Mike Zimmer did not reveal the exact nature of Bykowski’s injury when announcing it this afternoon, but a source confirmed to the Star-Tribune that it was indeed a pec.

The Vikings announced last month that in light of all the pectoral injuries they planned on reviewing their weight lifting program. Last season the Vikings switched from using machines to free…