Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes, who missed both of the team's playoff games after landing on injured reserve Jan. 3, sustained a broken vertebra in his neck, according to league sources.
Hughes was first listed on the Vikings' injury report with a neck injury after the team's Week 17 game against the Bears; he played 28 of the team's 75 snaps in the game, starting at left cornerback while the Vikings rested Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes with their playoff spot secure. Hughes was a full participant in the Vikings' first practice of the week before the wild-card game against the Saints but was limited on that Thursday and placed on injured reserve Friday.