MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker E.J. Henderson is healthy and ready to pick up where he left off when he was injured in the fourth week of last season.
Henderson was playing the best football of his career when he tore ligaments in his left big toe and dislocated another one in a loss to Tennessee. He missed the final 12 games of the season and the playoff loss to Philadelphia.
Henderson had surgery to repair the ligament damage and says he is feeling fine, with training camp under way. On the first day, the quiet leader pulled the defense together and encouraged them to practice at a championship level.
That rare speech from Henderson inspired the veteran unit, which has set a goal of being the No. 1 defense in the league.
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