The Vikings defense suffered a major blow Monday when middle linebacker E.J. Henderson was placed on injured reserve after having surgery on his left foot.

Henderson was injured in the second quarter of the Vikings' loss at Tennessee in Week 4. He returned to the game but eventually was forced to leave because of the pain in his foot.

The original diagnosis was that Henderson had dislocated two toes on his foot but further examination after the swelling went down revealed that Henderson needed surgery. Henderson had the procedure performed at the Mercy Medical Center Institute for Foot and Ankle reconstruction in Baltimore.

"Our first and foremost concern is E.J's long-term health and making sure that his foot is able to heal without compromising the results with ...More