LOS ANGELES — The Minnesota Vikings have decided to hold tight end T.J. Hockenson out of Thursday night's game at the Los Angeles Rams, the team said.
But the Vikings plan to activate him Friday to their 53-man roster and have him available for their Week 9 game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football.
Hockenson hasn't played since tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee in a Dec. 24 game against the Detroit Lions. He spent training camp and the entire regular season to this point on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
The Vikings opened his 21-day window to resume practicing on Oct. 4, a date timed to give them flexibility this week if they decided he was not yet ready to play.
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