Brinkley will miss 2011 season: Vikings LB Jasper Brinkley will miss the 2011 season after the team put him on injured reserve with a hip injury. (Updated 09/03/2011)
Injury Report
Hip - IR. Out for the season (Updated - 9/3/11)
Fantasy Analysis
Brinkley would have provided good depth for the Vikings this year, so Fantasy owners aren't affected much. (Updated 09/03/2011).
05/07/2012 00:13 2009 NFL Draft Revisited
Before prospects even take the field, most of us are guilty of "grading" each team on how they did in the draft. While there is nothing wrong with immediately evaluating each team*s draft class, a more practical exercise is to give prospects two or three seasons to prove themselves in the NFL
There's a sleeper brewing in Minnesota in linebacker Jasper Brinkley. Speculation is that he'll have a real shot to land the starting middle linebacker job for the Vikings and play in all but obvious passing situations. He's worth a late-round pick on the chance he can step up his game and be productive. (Updated 4/24/12)