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Caleb Banks Isn’t Participating for the Vikings. It Doesn’t Mean He’s Not Learning.
The Vikings are giving the first-round pick time to recover and learn mentally, with coach Kevin O'Connell saying he could miss organized team activities.
- At the rookie minicamp, the Vikings kept rookie Caleb Banks sidelined at TCO Performance Center on Friday afternoon while he recovers from foot surgery.
- The Vikings drafted Banks in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and team officials refuse to risk his availability by rushing his recovery from a broken bone in his left foot.
- Head coach Connell is focusing on the mental side of the game while Banks recovers. "We can challenge him from the mental side of it to learn multiple spots," Connell said.
- Banks is unlikely to participate in organized team activities over the next month and a half, while linebacker Jake Golday remains the only unsigned draft pick as the Vikings signed nearly their entire class.
- Once healthy, Banks will line up alongside defensive tackles Domonique Orange and Jalen Redmond, with the ultimate goal being readiness for summer activities. Connell expressed encouragement about Banks' enthusiasm and the coaching staff's plans for his development.
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Caleb Banks isn’t participating at Vikings rookie camp, but it doesn’t mean he’s not learning
EAGAN, Minn. — It could be a while before rookie defensive tackle Caleb Banks is officially cleared for action. He’s still recovering from having surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot, and the Vikings are going to give him as much time as he needs. There’s too much invested in Banks after selecting him in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft to risk rushing him back. That explains why Banks didn’t participate in the rookie minicamp o…
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