Smith and Waynes Ruled Out Sunday

Smith and Waynes Ruled Out for Sunday

By Brett Anderson

Photo courtesy of Vikings.com

The Vikings have announced that they will be without both safety Harrison Smith (knee) and cornerback Trae Waynes (ankle) for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Smith hurt his knee early in Minnesota’s game last Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. He was able to finish the game, but needed to wear a brace on his knee to do so.

Waynes’ injury comes as more of a surprise, as his name did not appear on the injury report until Thursday.

The absence of Smith in the lineup comes as a blow to the Vikings defense that will look to prevent Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones from having a big day. Safety Antone Exum Jr. will likely replace Smith in Minnesota’s starting lineup, as he is listed behind Smith on the team’s depth chart.

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson (Founder) is a passionate Viking fan hailing from Sin City, Las Vegas. He can remember, as a child, scraping his knee on the playground and his friends being completely shocked by the purple blood trickling from the wound. When Brett isn't scouring the Internet for some semblance of Vikings news, he enjoys blindly putting money on them to beat whoever their opponent may be, and daydreams about being their next Tight End. Brett graduated from UNLV with a degree in Architecture and specializes in web/graphic design; he hopes to provide this site’s visitors with the best Vikings experience on the net.

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ccarterhof says:

Nov 28, 2015 at 12:44 pm

Well damn. That's not good, we need the offense to step up. Really need a win here.
luvvikings says:

Nov 28, 2015 at 12:47 pm

That is truly a shame. Squaring off against Julio without Harrison and Trae. Already seem to struggle at safety regardless of who is playing back there with Smith, and Trae has been looking very good at times in spot duty.
bjohnny says:

Nov 28, 2015 at 1:29 pm

I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this one. Ouch
- CalVkg says:
  
  Nov 28, 2015 at 2:23 pm
  
  me too, johnny. they're desperate
  - aussie61 says:
    
    Nov 28, 2015 at 8:00 pm
    
    I've been trying to stay positive all year.Without Harry my confidence level just took a big hit.
aussie61 says:

Nov 28, 2015 at 6:32 pm

This is bad.
Curtis Henderson says:

Nov 28, 2015 at 7:40 pm

Not good at all! VIKS, 1st pick for 2016 should be a SS next to Smith! 2nd OL 3rd WR 4th OL
- Brett Anderson says:
  
  Nov 29, 2015 at 1:51 am
  
  I know it's uncharacteristic of the Vikings to use top draft picks on offensive lineman (outside of Kalil), but I think going SS over offensive line would be a mistake.
Matt Russ says:

Nov 29, 2015 at 7:18 am

In the name of put the next guy in- let's see what Exum can do, offense will have to do the heavy lifting- needs to be Norv's 'finest hour'