Bad news for the Vikings. Irv Smith‘s knee injury will likely shelve him for the entire season, according to ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (on Twitter). 
Smith is looking at a 4-5 month timetable for recovery. Even in a best case scenario, that would effectively rule the tight end out for the regular season. A postseason return remains possible, in theory, but that’s a long way away. For now, Smith will have to focus on rehab while the Vikings plan to be without him for 2021.
Smith, 23, flashed serious potential last year while posting 30 catches for 365 yards and five touchdowns. The football world (and fantasy world) was awaiting a breakout year for Smith, who would have benefitted from all the attention paid to Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and the rest of Kirk Cousins‘ weapons.
Instead, the Vikings will lean more on Tyler Conklin, who is dealing with a hamstring injury. Brandon Dillon stands as the only other tight end on the roster after rookie Zach Davidson and Shane Zylstra were waived on Tuesday. It stands to reason that one of those two players will be re-signed to the 53-man roster once Smith is placed on injured reserve. Alternatively, the Vikings could scour the waiver wire for an out-of-house alternative.
Should have updated content to reference the trade with the Jets to acquire TE Herndon.
They traded for Herndon yesterday
Lol does the person who wrote this not even know we traded for Herndon yesterday. They seriously need to do some research before writing/publishing articles.
“We”?
We meaning the Vikings. This article is about the Vikings and not any other team so I just used we instead of the Vikings. Maybe I should have still said the Vikings but I felt we was fine to use since there’s only one team we’re talking about here.
My fifth grader knew they traded for Herndon. Who writes this stuff?