Zimmer: Pat Elflein won’t practice this week Linval Joseph Jersey , “likely” won’t start on PUP List Yesterday, o crunch time on the status of Minnesota Vikings’ center Pat Elflein. Elflein, who has not yet practiced this offseason while recovering from multiple surgeries, is still on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform List, and if he’s on that list next Saturday when the Vikings set their 53-man roster, he would be forced to miss the first six weeks of the regular season (while not counting against the 53-man roster).On Sunday morning, Vikings’ head coach Mike Zimmer gave an update on Elflein’s status http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-jarius-wright-jersey , and it’s a little bit strange, to say the least.Zimmer stated that Elflein would not practice this week in the lead up to Thursday night’s preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville. Elflein likely wouldn’t have played in the game anyway, but the fact that he’s not going to be practicing is still a concern.However. . .Zimmer also said that he didn’t think that Elflein would start the season on the PUP List, and therefore would not have to miss the first six weeks of the season.If Elflein doesn’t practice all offseason, it’s hard to tell just how ready he would be for the regular season opener against the San Francisco 49ers on 9 September. This could lead to a situation where the team thinks that Elflein isn’t ready to play, but isn’t six weeks away from being ready to play, either. In that case Womens Matt Wile Jersey , they could move him to the active roster and simply deactivate him each week until he’s ready to go again. In that case, he would count against the team’s 53-man roster.The situation with Pat Elflein is one that we’re definitely going to be keeping an eye on. By this time next week, good or bad, we’ll have a definitive answer to the whole thing.Vikings at Broncos Preseason 2018: Cook, Barr, Joseph Among Ten Vikings Not Playing We’re under an hour away from the first NFL action of the season. The Minnesota Vikings will take the field for their first preseason game of 2018 against the Denver Broncos.Well, at least most of them.The team has announced that ten players are expected NOT to play tonight.Nick Easton and Pat Elflein were obvious; Elflein remains on the PUP list and Nick Easton will be placed on IR after having surgery on a herniated disk.Dalvin Cook has looked good in camp but the team holding him out isn’t a huge surprise. Anthony Barr and Linval Joseph have both missed some time during camp and are likely being held out only as a precaution. Tavarres King Dan Bailey Jersey , Brandon Zylstra, Colby Gossett, and Mike Remmers have all been banged up this past week so they’re taking the night off to get healthy. King, Zylstra, and Gossett aren’t exactly locks to make the roster yet, so hopefully they can find their way to the field sooner rather than later. Jayron Kearse hasn’t missed any practices yet so his absence is a little more curious.Kickoff is mere minutes away! We’ll have plenty of updates throughout the evening and after the game.