The Minnesota Vikings made a roster move on Tuesday that seems to indicate their talented wide receiver is ready to return to the field in Week 13.
Following a bit of shaky start, the Minnesota Vikings have won five of their last six games and they are in good shape to earn a spot in this season’s NFC playoffs.
What’s been one of the most impressive parts about the Vikings’ success during the last few weeks is that most of it has been achieved without the help of Adam Thielen. The Minnesota receiver has only been on the field for 16 offensive snaps during the team’s last six games thanks to a hamstring injury he sustained in Week 7.
Now coming off of their bye, it seems like the Vikings are feeling good about Thielen’s status for the remainder of the year.
On Tuesday, Minnesota announced their decision to waive receiver Josh Doctson after spending the first 12 weeks of the season with the team. With the move, the Vikings now only have four receivers on their active roster including Thielen.
Minnesota does have three receivers on their current practice squad and if the team was worried about Thielen’s health, one of them would have probably been signed to the active roster or Doctson would have likely stuck around for at least another week.
In addition to waiving Doctson on Tuesday, fellow Vikings receiver Chad Beebe is reportedly done for the season after undergoing surgery on his injured ankle. Beebe was believed to have a chance of returning from injured reserve sometime this year, but his surgery will prevent that from happening.
Minnesota did hold a light practice on Tuesday and Thielen was a participant, along with starting right guard Josh Kline who missed the team’s Week 11 game with a concussion.
Everything is pointing to the Vikings getting their talented receiver back in the lineup for their big Week 13 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. Looking for their first win in Seattle since 2006, Minnesota can use all the help they can get.