Seven months and I'm back at it."Īs gruesome as the injury looked - several teammates were in tears in the locker room after the game - Henderson said his rehab from a back injury in college was just as difficult. I just look at it as a little journey I took. "It's definitely exciting to be back out here," he said. It's up to him and the trainers what we do." "Hopefully we're leaning toward starting off slow and gradually increase the work that I'll do. "Of course, the decision is his," Henderson said. Henderson hopes to get clearance from Childress and the medical staff after relentlessly pushing himself through seven months of rehab. Childress and Henderson discussed the situation on Wednesday, but Henderson said they did not make a decision. 6 at Arizona.Ĭoach Brad Childress said this week that Henderson might be cleared to practice and not open camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. In what would be an emotional moment for Henderson and the team, the defensive captain hopes to practice for the first time since suffering a fractured left femur Dec. That process could come as early as Friday when the Vikings hold their first practice of training camp. Just getting back to being a middle linebacker." "Anxious to get back out there," he said.
Given his self-described "journey" the past seven months, it's not surprising that Henderson was eager to get things going.
Henderson was one of the first Vikings players to arrive for training camp Thursday afternoon.
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