Mike Zimmer says that Everson Griffen won’t be back until Week 6

at the earliest Aside from the on-field struggles of the defense John Randle Jersey , the biggest story for the Minnesota Vikings through the first quarter of the season has been what’s happened with defensive end Everson Griffen. Following an incident at a Minneapolis hotel prior to the Vikings’ Week 3 game against the Buffalo Bills, Griffen has been away from the team and working on some personal issues.While Griffen has vowed to come back, per a statement he released last week, it won’t happen prior to the Vikings’ Week 5 contest in Philadelphia. Vikings’ head coach Mike Zimmer confirmed that to reporters late last week as well.It’s hard to speculate about whether or not the loss of Griffen has had a residual effect on the team as a whole. Yes Alan Page Jersey , everyone on the Vikings’ roster is a professional and has a job to do, and I understand that sentiment, but at the same time Griffen is one of the Vikings’ veteran leaders. It’s difficult to believe that his absence wouldn’t have an effect on his teammates, particularly those that have played with him for a number of seasons.Zimmer also said that the main focus is on getting Griffen “right” again and then worrying about getting him back onto the football field. Hopefully we will see both of those things in the very near future Randy Moss Jersey , but the former is defintely more important than the latter.Whenever the comeback starts for Everson Griffen, however, it won’t begin in Week 5. It’s like football. . .for your ears!"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL DraftListen: SB Nation Writers Mock Draft PodcastNew,2commentsIt’s like football. . .for your ears!CDTShareTweetShareShareListen: SB Nation Writers Mock Draft PodcastThe 2019 SB Nation Writers Mock Draft concluded a few days ago Cris Carter Jersey , and now we’ve got the whole thing for you in audio form for your listening pleasure.All of the SB Nation football writers took the opportunity to explain who they selected in this year’s Writers Mock and why that was their choice. It checks in at less than half an hour in length, so it’s good for a commute or whatever other time you might want to give it a listen.If you want to jump straight to our selection for your Minnesota Vikings, it comes right around the 13:53 mark of the podcast. If you were following the Writers Mock from start to finish, you know who we selected already Chris Doleman Jersey , but we get an opportunity to explain exactly why that was our selection.Here’s hoping that you enjoy this collaborative effort from the SB Nation NFL writers, and we’ll see how accurate any of this is here in a couple of days.