The Minnesota Vikings take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon and will do so without their star safety Harrison Smith. Smith suffered a concussion on Monday night that will keep him out against the Lions as he is still in concussion protocol and did not practice all week.
With Smith not playing, the question remained whether it would be third-year player Josh Metellus or first-round pick Lewis Cine. When defensive coordinator Ed Donatell and head coach Kevin O’Connell both declined to name a starter opposite Camryn Bynum and Donatell had some interesting things to say about both Cine and Metellus.
