PurplePTSD: Injury Scares, Saints Sign Vikings TE, CB Back to Health

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The sister-site to VikingsTerritory is PurplePTSD.com, and the guys and gals over there roll out the Minnesota Vikings analysis just as much as we do.

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Here is some of their top content from the last couple of days:

1 – And just like that, the Vikings have an injury scare at camp — a thumb ailment for TE Irv Smith.

2 – The Saints added a second Vikings tight end in six weeks, this time signing Chris Herndon.

3 – Nate Hairston is back, and the Vikings CB room is healthy, writes Kyle Joudry.

4 – Josh Frey examines the 2022 Penn State club for Vikings draft purposes next April.

5 – Henrique Gucciardi breaks down Vikings position battles at training camp.


Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).