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Everson Griffen appears to be on track to play Sunday, giving him the chance to extend his streak of games with a sack to an NFL-record nine straight.
Griffen, the Minnesota Vikings’ leader in sacks with 10 through eight games, returned to practice on Friday on at least a limited basis after sitting out the previous two days with a foot injury suffered late in the Week 8 win over the Cleveland Browns. He has had at least one sack in each of the first eight games this season, joining two other players in NFL history. If he gets one Sunday against the Washington Redskins, it would be an NFL record.
“We try to rush as a team, but we try to exploit matchups if we can, as well,” head coach Mike Zimmer said on Thursday. “But he’s been chipped a bunch and he just keeps battling.”
Zimmer said he expects Griffen to play, but that likely won’t be the case for right tackle Mike Remmers, who hasn’t practiced all week because of a concussion. Rashod Hill likely will start for Remmers. Backup offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles missed another week of practice with a knee injury and isn’t expected to play, either.
The full injury report, with designations of out, doubtful and questionable, will be released Friday afternoon.
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