Minnesota Vikings
Greg Childs - #85 - WR
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 3"/ 217 lbs. |
| Birthday | 03/10/1990 |
| Birthplace | Warren, AR |
| College | Arkansas |
| Years played | 1 |
| Drafted | 2012, 4th round, 39th pick by Vikings |
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PLAYER NEWS
Childs says he'll be back on the field next season, despite a ruptured patellar tendon in each of his knees that ended his rookie year before it began. Childs says he's been walking without assistance for a while and working daily on strength and range of motion in his legs. He says he's fully confident he'll be able to return to the game next season.|||||||
Childs appeared in the locker room on Monday during a break before a rehabilitation session at the team's practice facility, making his first public comments since the freak injury a week into training camp. Childs was drafted out of Arkansas in the fourth round.
The Minnesota Vikings are hoping Childs can recover fully from his freak injury, a ruptured patella tendon in both of his knees that ended his rookie season before it began. Coach Leslie Frazier said Childs was having surgery Monday.|||||||
The fourth-round draft pick from Arkansas was hurt Saturday at the end of a scrimmage, when he tried to jump for a pass. The Vikings placed Childs on injury waivers Monday, a procedural move before they put him on injured reserve. Frazier says Childs was distraught but determined to come back and play next year.
The Minnesota Vikings are hoping Childs can recover fully from his freak injury, a ruptured patella tendon in both of his knees that ended his rookie season before it began. Coach Leslie Frazier said Childs was having surgery Monday.|||||||
The fourth-round draft pick from Arkansas was hurt Saturday at the end of a scrimmage, when he tried to jump for a pass. The Vikings placed Childs on injury waivers Monday, a procedural move before they put him on injured reserve. Frazier says Childs was distraught but determined to come back and play next year.
