Three players needed to replace KleinsasserEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Three Vikings backups will try to
fill a big void Monday when Minnesota plays the Philadelphia Eagles
without tight end Jim Kleinsasser, who is considering surgery to
fix a knee injury that will keep him out of two games or more.
Kleinsasser, one of the league's premier blocking tight ends and
a key player in the Vikings' fullback-free offense, has a partially
torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. While certain to
miss...

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