EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman will miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered while chasing Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams in the season-opening win over the Bears, leaving the defense without a vital player.

Cashman pulled up limping late in the third quarter after Williams scrambled away from the pass rush and raced around the right end for a 13-yard run on second-and-6. The seventh-year veteran was ruled out for the rest of the game soon after that.

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday that kickoff returner Ty Chandler, the team’s third running back, will also miss multiple weeks with a knee injury he suffered in Chicago. Chandler played through the injury during a 33-yard kickoff return from 7 yards deep in the end zone that h

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