Third-string quarterback Taylor Heinicke is expected to miss at least two months after injuring his ankle this month, a source confirmed.
Backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke severed tendon kicking in glass door
After a late-night movie, Heinicke and a friend realized they were locked out of his friend's apartment. He reported to Mankato on a rolling scooter.
July 29, 2016 at 5:37AM
After a late-night movie, Heinicke and a friend realized they were locked out of his friend's apartment. Trying to enter, Heinicke kicked through a glass pane in the door and severed a tendon in his left ankle. He underwent surgery and is expected to start the season on the non-football injury list.
On a rolling scooter, Heinicke reported to training camp in Mankato on Thursday with a cast on his left leg.
Heinicke made the Vikings roster as the third-string quarterback last year, undrafted out of Old Dominion. He was inactive for all 17 games.
The Vikings added quarterback Joel Stave, a Wisconsin product, as an undrafted free agent this spring.
The Pioneer Press first reported Heinicke's injury.
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
