T.J. Hockenson to miss at least 4 games on Vikings PUP list 👀 Spread his touches around! - McFarland

let's get to some more top stories Adam what more can you tell us about players being added or removed from the pup list let's start in Miami yeah they're leaving Odell Beckham Jr on the physically unable to perform list still recovering from an offseason procedure that he had and he will be ineligible to play the first four games of the Season Miami knew this was a possibility it's what they expected they have other receivers to buy time until he could come back and he now will miss the first four games of the Season as will the the Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler higgy he suffered that big nury at the end of last year he's going to open the season on the pup list toward the ACL towards MCL in the playoff loss so just a devastating injury at that point in time still recovering from it the Rams still are hoping to get him back this season and the Minnesota Vikings are hoping to get back their tight end TJ hackinson in week five as early as week five but he's not going to be able to play the first four weeks after he tore his ACL and MCL on Christmas Eve last year against the line so still a very strong recovery from hackinson he's been spotted at training camp running around looking good but he's not there enough to where the team wants to keep him on the roster he now will be ineligible to play the first four games this season Laura yeah it makes sense that BG was telling us he's got to get that callous football shape as well we'll see if he can do that by week five and by the way last year was hackinson first full season with the Vikings he thrived he was top two among tight ends in receptions receiving yards per game 20 yard catches and first downs Hawk does hackinson staying on the pup hurt the offense with quarterback Sam darnold now under Center absolutely the biggest question mark for the Minnesota Vikings offense is Sam darnold and his ability to kind of make up for what they're losing and Kurt Cousins heading to Atlanta now how do you do that you do that with the weapons they have and they are a deep team know that Addison has some injury things going on but they added Jones obviously you get Jefferson back on the outside but hackinson is essentially your number two wide receiver like what he was able to provide for that pass game should not be understated like those numbers aren't flukes if you ever watch him play he is one of the best young tight ends in the NFL so not having him out there puts even more pressure on Sam darnold without the weapons that you know he came into the season hoping to have early on yeah hul I would agree with it puts more pressure on Sam Dell but here's what I would say because of the play caller and the head coach and Kevin okono because of Jordan Addison because of Justin Jefferson I think you can figure out a way to spread those touches that hackinson was going to get spread those around let's not forget Aaron Jones comes over from Green Bay they're going to split him out some you're going to see two backs in the back field a little pony Personnel I think Coach O Connell is going to figure out a way to make up for the touches that TJ hackinson will get and spread him around and I think Sam Don although a tight end is usually a quarterback's best friend I think Sam Don is going to be just fine with all the weapons that he has there in Minnesota yeah the Vikings averaged a half yard more per play with hawis on the field last season BG you may be right though just spread it out to somebody else that offense can get really creative let's go to Miami they still have some questions around wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr off the field I've I've been able to hang out with him a good amount of times cool dude 100% but does that translate for you know does our relationship translate on the field like I I couldn't tell you cuz I haven't gotten reps with him and that's just the the honest truth now if o isn't on the pup list you know he he clears everything and we're able to get out there I mean that's that's one of the first things that I you know want to do routes on air want to make sure I get as many many reps with him and there there is not a scenario where um he's going to uh you know just jump out there with a cape on without practicing at all yeah tell us how you really feel uh Hawk with obj now out the first four weeks how does this affect the Miami offense I I think they'll still be fine I think anything they're getting from obj is going to be icing on the cake from what you saw a year ago with this wide receiving core you got Wadd you got Tyreek Hill to to his point they have incredible chemistry at best for obj he is going to be kind of a third down wide receiver that can move the chain like he's going to be an x on the outside create some player control see a lot of one-on-one be a short-handed veteran very similar to we had mil Austin in in Cleveland in 2014 when Mike McDaniel was the receiver coach [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]