The Vikings held their second-to-last practice in pads in Mankato Wednesday morning an both the offensive and defensive units gave the fans something to cheer about.
During 11-on-11 drills the defense got the better of the quarterbacks four times as play was whistled dead for apparent sacks. Jaspar Brinkley also made a nifty interception of a Joe Webb passed that bounced out of the hands of the intended receiver and straight to the linebacker.
Receivers Greg Camarillo and Devin Aromashodu had good days, catching just about everything that was thrown their way, even when tightly covered. Aromashodu made the catch of the day, hauling in a long, 35-yard Christian Ponder pass while sprinting toward the right sideline.
Ponder also showed that Joe Webb isn't the only quarterback in camp with speed. When he couldn't find a receiver on one play, he tucked the ball in and sprinted around left end for a 20-yard gain.
Head coach Leslie Frazier continues to insist that Webb is focusing just on playing quarterback during training camp but, as in some previous practices, there he was again running a route as a wide receiver. On Wednesday they sent him down to the goal line to try to catch a Hail Mary pass from Donovan McNabb that was batted down by the defense.
On the injury front, safety Tyrell Johnson (hamstring) returned to practice and coach Frazier said he will likely play on Saturday barring any setbacks. Linebacker Kenny Onatolu did not practice but is no longer wearing the walking cast on his left leg.
Check out Thursday's print edition for a Chad Courrier feature on offensive lineman Phil Loadholt and a more extensive training camp notebook.
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