Vikings' John Carlson out with a concussion

Coach Leslie Frazier said that the team came out of Sunday's game against Arizona with the usual few bumps and bruises, but generally in good health.

By Joe Oberle

Oct 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm ET • 1 min read

TE John Carlson could miss the next game after suffering a concussion against Arizona on Sunday. (US Presswire)

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said that the team came out of Sunday’s game against Arizona with a few bumps and bruises, but generally in good health.

The only major concern is that TE John Carlson left the game with concussion-like symptoms after being injured on a special teams. Frazier said the league’s concussion protocol requires several days to go through, making Carlson’s availability questionable.

"We’ll have to take him through the protocol over the next few days and in a short week, we don’t expect him to (likely) make it,” Frazier said.

The league requires the team to send out a practice injury report even though the team didn’t practice on Monday (they had a short film session, checked with the trainer and departed).

The report included the following:

Did not participate: RB Adrian Peterson (ankle), DE Jared Allen (groin), CB Antoine Winfield (knee), TE John Carlson (concussion) and LT Matt Kalil (low back).

Limited participation: S Mistral Raymond (ankle) and S Harrison Smith (calf).

Full participation: CB Robert Blanton (hamstring), LB Marvin Mitchell (calf), QB Christian Ponder (knee), RB Matt Asiata (knee) and DL Fred Evans (knee).