Vikings Defense Looking Thin After Thursday’s Injury Report

One of the biggest problems surrounding the Minnesota Viking in 2020 was the injuries to key defensive players. It forced inexperienced rookies and practice squad members into starting and rotational roles that they just were not ready for, and it showed. Thus far into 2021, the Vikings are unfortunately still battling the injury bug. Not only did Anthony Barr and rookie LT Christian Darrisaw miss the season opener last week, but the list of injuries seems to already be piling up.

On Thursday, two more linebackers appeared on the injury report: Eric Kendricks and Nick Vigil. These are the two players that took the majority of the snaps on Sunday in Barr’s absence, and Vigil especially had a…