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The Vikings received a blow to the defense when their star defensive end Danielle Hunter went on IR.
Hunter required neck surgery, and he was reportedly going to be out for the 2020 season.
That’s bad news for this year, but the good news is that Hunter’s surgery went well, according to Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.
The coach spoke with reporters about Hunter’s situation recently. Zimmer said once Hunter got his MRI, the coach realized it wasn’t a tweak.
“Everything went well, so looking forward to him getting back. When you guys give me crap about this thing being a tweak, when it all started, he woke up, thought he slept on his neck wrong,” Zimmer said, via the Vikings Twitter account. “So that’s why it was a tweak.”
Hunter has tallied 14.5 sacks in two consecutive seasons before going down with an injury this year. Now that Yannick Ngakoue is gone, Hunter’s presence becomes essential to the Vikings defense.