Last season, Vikings K1 Will Reichard began his NFL career in a tremendous manner, not missing any kicks for the opening seven games.
The rookie saw his streak end in Week 9. After that game, Reichard needed to step away to get back to full health, leading to questions about whether the injury factored into his misses (which is to say nothing of the inconsistency that followed coming off the IR). When he spoke to the media at minicamp, Matt Daniels clarified his thinking about what went into the injury.Vikings Clarify Issue for Will Reichard Injury
In baseball, a pitcher needs time to give his arm rest.
Sure, there are times in the postseason β or possibly in a late-season push to make the postseason β when pitchers operate on short rest. Generally speaking, though, thereβs a certain amount of time thatβs needed for these players to relax their bodies. The motivation is (at least) twofold: increased effectiveness and guarding against injury.One wonders if thinking about that position in baseball helps us to understand what Coach Daniels is getting at in his answer about Reichard.
Per Daniels, Reichard needed to hit the IR due to the amount of work he took on in 2024. βMe as a coach, really having a rookie kicker last year,β Daniels began, βa guy who played into the [college] playoffs, went to the Senior Bowl, went to The Combine, and then he had a Pro Day. You really looked at, I mean this guy basically played eleven straight months of football without a break.β
