Not to be insensitive or dismissive of Childs' misfortune but has anybody heard anything about how the Vikings other 4th round draft pick at WR, Jarius Wright, has looked in camp?

get plaxico. hed be cheap and a good red zone threat

I hate to be morbid, but I really want to see video of what happened to Childs. He wasn't touched, came down after going for a high pass in the end zone, and managed to tear the patellar tendons in both knees. How do you do that?

I hate to be morbid, but I really want to see video of what happened to Childs. He wasn't touched, came down after going for a high pass in the end zone, and managed to tear the patellar tendons in both knees. How do you do that?

damn that sucks for Childs. His career might be over before it even began.

So basically he jumped and had full body extension on a deep pass, and landed hard on both his knees? And tore ligaments in BOTH?! That's messed up.

No thanks. Maybe if we had Favre and were making a push. We're rebuilding, there's no reason to bring in a mid-30s never was for a year or two. Just give Wright a chance or find someone else that might have a future in the league.

Second big long receiver we took a chance on with injury concerns. Maybe third time will be a charm?

No thanks. Maybe if we had Favre and were making a push. We're rebuilding, there's no reason to bring in a mid-30s never was for a year or two. Just give Wright a chance or find someone else that might have a future in the league.

Being a huge Vikings fan, and also being from Arkansas, and a Greg Childs fan since his sophomore year, this is tough...tPre college injury I thought he'd be a great NFL receiver, and then after hearing all the great things about him in practice I thought he'd be a sure fire game changer. Hopefully he recovers, and still has a very productive career.

No player has returned from a bilateral patella tendon tear -- an injury so rare a 2009 study in the Iowa Orthopaedic Journal found only about 50 reported cases in the general population from English and German medical literature.

But what one NFL source called a "once in a lifetime" injury shouldn't be considered a death sentence for Childs' young career, nor a referendum on Vikings general manager Rick Spielman's decision to take a chance with the 134th overall pick in April's draft.

Without Simpson it could be Percy Harvin and nobody.

It could easily have something to do with it. Camp reps aren't game reps and camp stats are even less meaningful than preseason stats, especially without any real context. The quote from Craig Johnson is amusing but I wouldn't worry about it at all. It just sounds like a coach pushing a player.

Frazier says Childs had no ligament damage on top of the patellar tendons. Childs told Frazier "I'll be back."

Chris DeGeare and Joe Berger will get reps at right guard. Not ready to name Fusco the starter. Schwartz surgery is tomorrow.

This just increased Jerome Simpson's value to the Vikings by a couple million per year. If the Vikings don't sign him to an extension before the end of the season, they're going to have a sorry looking group of wide receivers going into the offseason. Without Simpson it could be Percy Harvin and nobody.

Frazier said the #Vikings still need to see Michael Jenkins "come along physically" through the preseason. Not exactly a vote of conifdence.

Frazier said Everson Griffen has been "kind of sporadic" at linebacker. Will play there on Friday at SF, then coaches will re-evaluate.

Toby Gerhart will have "limited reps" on Friday. Todman (ankle) could be back, Frazier said. Else it's Hilliard, Coleman, Asiata, D'Imperio.

That sucks and what's most unsettling about it is that he's torn a patellar tendon before. Now that it's happened to both knees (and twice to one knee) you have to wonder if this is just something he's genetically predisposed to, something that will recur if he keeps playing.

Leslie Frazier also spoke this morning about Greg Childs' positive attitude w his LOOOOONG recovery ahead. It's something, but with no good leg to stand on, it's hard to imagine just how physically and emotionally taxing Childs' rehab will be.

Reading between the lines at this point, Devin Aromashodu might have the biggest chance to capitalize on Childs' injury.

Video of the play Greg Childs got injured on.
http://www.kare11.com/video/17737749320 ... both-knees