The Minnesota Vikings on Friday opened a 21-day practice window for Pro Bowl tight end TJ Hockenson, who has been on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list since the start of training camp.
The Vikings have 21 days to move Hockenson off the 53-man roster and can wait until the Week 8 game at the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. plays the New York Jets (2-2) on Sunday.
Hockenson tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee on Dec. 24 in a 30-24 loss to his former team, the Detroit Lions. The 27-year-old Hockenson underwent surgery on Jan. 29. Two-time Pro Bowl selection (2020, 2022).
Entering his sixth NFL season, Hockenson was the No. 8 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Lions, who traded him to Minnesota in November 2022. In 72 career games (60 starts), Hockenson has 3,547 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns.
Before the injury last season, Hockenson had caught 95 of 127 targets for 960 yards and five TDs.
–Field Level Media