Vikings Rookies Ty Chandler, Akayleb Evans Suffer Injuries in Bears Game

Two Vikings rookies suffered injuries while playing on special teams during Sunday victory over the Bears, head coach Kevin OConnell said.Running back Ty Chandler Sonny Gray Jersey, who was active for the first time, broke his thumb. It sounds like hell miss some time, but it unclear if itll require a trip to injured reserve. Irv Smith Jr. broke his thumb in early August and missed a little over a month. is still consulting with Tyler , Uriahand some doctors on the best course of action, but more than likely hes going to be down, OConnell said on Monday.Whether its weeks or whatever it ends up being, well probably keep you guys posted on a potential roster move or if we think he can be back in an amount of time that allows us to roll with him on the roster for the short term, then well go ahead and do that.Chandler is fourth on the Vikings depth chart at running back, so losing him only really impacts special teams David Ortiz Jersey, provided the other RBs stay healthy.Cornerback Akayleb Evans, who recovered an onside kick in the second half of the win, is in the concussion protocol. Similar to what happened with Harrison Smith a few weeks ago, the Vikings will follow all of the medical protocols there.Akayleb is doing really well, OConnell said.He is in the protocol and obviously with player health and safety being paramount, well go through the proper procedures there and make sure everything checks out before hes back in a potential contact role.