Jerome Simpson

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MRI on Vikings receiver Jerome Simpson reveals back issue
By Brian Murphy
brianmurphy@pioneerpress.com
Posted: 10/08/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT
Updated: 10/08/2012 09:05:06 PM CDT


A magnetic resonance imaging exam on Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson revealed a back issue that triggered numbness in his right leg and limited his participation against the Tennessee Titans, according to a person with direct knowledge.

More tests are necessary to pinpoint the problem, which flared when Simpson woke up before Minnesota's 30-7 victory Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Metrodome.

Simpson, whom the Vikings planned to feature in their passing attack against the Titans, informed the training staff and coach Leslie Frazier that he could walk fine but was unable to push off or generate power with his leg during a pregame workout. Visibly frustrated on the sideline throughout the game, Simpson did not have a catch and only was thrown to three times by quarterback Christian Ponder.

"We were hoping as time went on he would regain that feeling during the course of the game," Frazier said Monday. "In talking to the doctors they felt like that was possible. And it did get a little bit better but not to the point where he felt completely comfortable."

Simpson returned to the Vikings' lineup Sept. 30 at Detroit after serving a three-game suspension to start the season. He practiced without incident last week and was unable to trace the source of the injury.

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Minnesota Vikings: Jerome Simpson upset about not playing Sunday
By Brian Murphy
brianmurphy@pioneerpress.com
Posted: 10/16/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT
Updated: 10/16/2012 12:02:22 AM CDT


Suffice to say Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson was sufficiently frustrated to be deactivated against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Oct. 14, because of a lower-back injury he dismissed as fully healed from numbness and weakness that hampered him the previous game.

In a terse media session Monday, Simpson seethed behind a handful of carefully chosen words that conveyed surprise and disagreement with coach Leslie Frazier's decision to hold him out another week and eliminate a downfield option from the Vikings' conservative passing attack.

"I felt like it loosened up a lot. I was ready but coach is just going to do what's best for the team," Simpson said.

That was as elaborate as the typically effusive Simpson became while answering 21 questions about his right leg, his mood and his prognosis for rejoining a lineup that has functioned with him mostly lurking in the shadows.

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he's back for 2013:

Vikings re-signed WR Jerome Simpson to a one-year contract.
Vikings fans will hardly miss Percy Harvin. Simpson's return is a major surprise for a team that appeared dead-set on moving on after he caught just 26 passes for 274 yards his first year in Minnesota. Now he's back as the Vikes' nominal No. 1 receiver until they inevitably address a WR corps that was among the worst in the NFL last season. Simpson's athleticism is ever appealing, but he's not going to have fantasy value in 2013.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mar 12 - 1:02 PM

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