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Vikings-Colts Thursday injury report: Blake Cashman DNP again

Cashman appears to be in significant danger of missing a third consecutive game.
Will Ragatz|
Sep 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman (51) after the game at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Sep 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman (51) after the game at U.S. Bank Stadium. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

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Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman (toe) did not practice again on Thursday, putting him in real danger of missing a third consecutive game on Sunday night.

Back in the Week 5 London win, Cashman picked up a turf toe injury, which is a painful sprain of the main ligament in the big toe. Even after the bye week, he had to miss the Vikings' losses against the Lions and the Rams — two games in which they really felt his absence. Now he'll likely need to get in at least a limited practice on Friday to have a chance at avoiding a third straight missed game.

On Wednesday, Kevin O'Connell said he's "still really hopeful" that the Vikings will have Cashman against the Colts this week, but that's looking dicey. The best-case scenario at this point is probably that he does some work on Friday, gets a questionable designation, and is a game-time decision. If Cashman doesn't play, Ivan Pace Jr. will remain in an every-down role for the Vikings, who will need to figure out how to play better football without their best coverage linebacker.

The only other DNP for the Vikings on Thursday was rookie DT Taki Taimani (ankle), who averages ten defensive snaps per game. Fellow rookie Levi Drake Rodriguez could theoretically make his NFL debut on Sunday if Taimani is out. Everyone else was a full participant for the Vikings, including TE T.J. Hockenson and G Dalton Risner.

For the Colts, starting LT Bernhard Raimann (concussion) hasn't yet practiced this week, which is one to watch. DE Kwity Paye (hamstring) popped up on the injury report as limited.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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