Bad Week for Viking Fans

The Minnesota Vikings and their fans would like to forget that this week ever happened.

It started on Monday when the Vikings lost to the Raiders 16-13 on the debut of Monday Night Football on ESPN. What followed was like a song from the Nine Inch Nails album, "The Downward Spiral."

This downward spiral took the form of inside linebacker and top draft pick Chad Greenway suffering a season-ending knee injury. That was followed by the news that Koren Robinson, a recovering alcoholic, may have relapsed. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving Tuesday night.

Robinson was caught speeding on radar at about 10:45 p.m. and refused to stop. He was arrested by police about 10 miles away in Mankato, where the Vikings hold their training camp.

He was in the Nicollet County jail on Wednesday, with charges possible later in the day. He may face a felony charge of fleeing police along with a possible DWI charge. Robinson was given field tests for drunken driving, police said.

Greenway, the team's first-round draft pick, 17th overall, out of Iowa, was hurt covering a kickoff in Monday night's 16-13 loss to the Oakland Raiders. He had an MRI test Tuesday morning. While the Vikings refused to state the nature of the injury, it is believed to be a torn ACL.

Greenway's injury leaves a weak linebacking unit even more vulnerable, while Robinson made the Pro-Bowl last season as a special teams performer.

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