The Viking Age » patrick brown http://thevikingage.com A Minnesota Vikings Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Vikings Training Camp 2012: Geoff Schwartz Misses Practice With Abdominal Issue http://thevikingage.com/2012/08/03/vikings-training-camp-2012-geoff-schwartz-misses-practice-with-abdominal-issue/ http://thevikingage.com/2012/08/03/vikings-training-camp-2012-geoff-schwartz-misses-practice-with-abdominal-issue/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:16:04 +0000 Dan Zinski http://thevikingage.com/?p=9243 The Vikings are losing offensive linemen at an alarming rate. No fewer than three O-linemen missed practice on Friday, including Geoff Schwartz who was sent back to the Twin Cities to get an evaluation on an abdominal strain. The fear was that the injury might be related to the hip surgery he had in the [...]

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]]> The Vikings are losing offensive linemen at an alarming rate. No fewer than three O-linemen missed practice on Friday, including Geoff Schwartz who was sent back to the Twin Cities to get an evaluation on an abdominal strain. The fear was that the injury might be related to the hip surgery he had in the offseason but early word is that it is not related. So that’s good news.

Patrick Brown and DeMarcus Love also missed Friday’s practice, the former with a mild sprained MCL and the latter with a bad shoulder. Things have gotten so dire depth-wise that the Vikings are now working out linemen and may be about to sign Bridger Buche who was just cut by the Steelers. As if things weren’t bad enough, Patrick Murphy also went down Friday with an apparent heat-related ailment.

Not a great time to be a Viking O-lineman. Unless you’re an unheralded bottom-end guy looking to make an impression.

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]]> Patrick Brown won’t be hitting the market on March 13th when free agency begins. On Wednesday the Vikings brought back the soon-to-be exclusive rights FA, signing him to a one-year deal worth $540,000. Brown, an undrafted player out of Florida State, was a practice squad staple for two years before cracking the roster in 2011.

This move probably wouldn’t bear much mentioning were it not that Brown plays offensive tackle, a position that’s on every fan’s mind these days. It’s long been assumed that Charlie Johnson will not be continuing as the starting left tackle after struggling mightily in pass protection in 2011. Most expect the Vikes to draft Johnson’s replacement, probably with their #3 overall pick. Matt Kalil and Riley Reiff are the two names most often mentioned.

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