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Former University of Minnesota running back David Cobb said Friday he will work out with the Vikings on Saturday.
The Vikings are looking for a replacement for Bishop Sankey. A source said the running back suffered a torn right ACL in Thursday’s preseason opener at Buffalo and is out for the season.
“It would definitely be a dream come true,” Cobb said of signing with the Vikings. “I’m always confident, but it will be up to (the Vikings).”
Cobb rushed for 146 yards as a rookie with Tennessee in 2015. He spent time last year on Pittsburgh’s practice squad and was on Chicago’s roster earlier this year.
Interestingly, Cobb was teammates with Sankey on the Titans in 2015. Sankey was hurt in the third quarter Thursday and helped off the field.
“When I cut, I felt something,” Sankey said after the game.
Sankey was on crutches and wearing a brace as he left New Era Field. An MRI on Friday revealed the torn ACL.
The Vikings are thin at running back. In addition to Sankey being hurt, Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon were unable to play against the Bills.
Murray practiced for the first time last Monday since undergoing surgery March 22 on his right ankle. McKinnon has been bothered by a right leg injury. He has been practicing some but said he’s not 100 percent.
Cobb rushed for a Gophers season-record 1,626 yeards in 2014. He was taken by the Titans in the fifth round of the 2015 draft.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/1...gs-after-bishop-sankey-injury/?obref=obinsite
The Vikings are looking for a replacement for Bishop Sankey. A source said the running back suffered a torn right ACL in Thursday’s preseason opener at Buffalo and is out for the season.
“It would definitely be a dream come true,” Cobb said of signing with the Vikings. “I’m always confident, but it will be up to (the Vikings).”
Cobb rushed for 146 yards as a rookie with Tennessee in 2015. He spent time last year on Pittsburgh’s practice squad and was on Chicago’s roster earlier this year.
Interestingly, Cobb was teammates with Sankey on the Titans in 2015. Sankey was hurt in the third quarter Thursday and helped off the field.
“When I cut, I felt something,” Sankey said after the game.
Sankey was on crutches and wearing a brace as he left New Era Field. An MRI on Friday revealed the torn ACL.
The Vikings are thin at running back. In addition to Sankey being hurt, Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon were unable to play against the Bills.
Murray practiced for the first time last Monday since undergoing surgery March 22 on his right ankle. McKinnon has been bothered by a right leg injury. He has been practicing some but said he’s not 100 percent.
Cobb rushed for a Gophers season-record 1,626 yeards in 2014. He was taken by the Titans in the fifth round of the 2015 draft.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/1...gs-after-bishop-sankey-injury/?obref=obinsite