Minnesota Vikings’ tight end T.J. Hockenson suffered a torn ACL and MCL against the Detroit Lions on December 24, 2023. At the time of the injury, there were many within and outside the Vikings’ organization that assumed Hockenson would miss a large percentage of games in 2024. That might not be the case anymore.
Local insider hints at a T.J. Hockenson return for week five or week seven
Appearing on Skor North the other day, Darren Wolfson (KSTP) noted that Hockenson has looked great while rehabbing his knee injury but also went as far with a potential return date for him. It’s sooner than you may think.
[Hockenson] continues to look great. I don’t think we’ll see him on the field September 8th, but like instead of end of October, early November, you know, maybe he is back either for that game in London or immediately after the bye.
Darren Wolfson (KSTP) via Skor North
Wolfson is pretty plugged into the Vikings’ organization, so usually when he drops these types of nuggets they tend to be fairly accurate. Not only did Wolfson reveal a potential return date for Hockenson but this seems to be somewhat in line with what a national NFL insider heard while visiting Minnesota Vikings’ Training Camp August 2nd through the 3rd.
National insider says T.J. Hockenson could miss three to seven games
Appearing at Minnesota Vikings Training Camp the other week, Dan Graziano (ESPN) believes he won’t miss more than half the season. Going as far to say that he’ll miss anywhere from three to seven games this upcoming season.
It appears that Hockenson will not be ready in time to start the regular season. But the team believes it will have him back at some point during the first half of the season. The estimates I heard in my reporting ranged from three to seven missed games. The latter of those would keep him out until early November, as the Vikings have a bye in Week 6.
Dan Graziano ( ESPN )
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This would put Hockenson to return as soon as week 4 against the Green Bay Packers or as late as week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts. The Minnesota Vikings do have a bye week scheduled for week 6, so it’s not quite clear if Graziano factored that week into his three to seven missed games. Regardless, it sounds like he’s going to be back sooner rather than later.
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