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id Morgan for a pair of special teams snaps on Thursday as regular long snapper Kevin McDermott had to exit the game due to an injury.According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , McDermott lost part of the pinky finger on his left hand after getting it caught in a helmet. He had to go to the locker room to get stitches before returning to the game.In looking at replays of the play McDermott appeared to get hurt – Dan Bailey‘s 37-yard field goal that bounced through off the right upright – McDermott’s hand appeared to get caught between Rams defensive tackle Michael Brockers and the helmet of Vikings offensive lineman Tom Compton. McDermott immediately grabs his left hand after the play and missed the next two special teams snaps while getting his hand addressed.Reshad Johnson lost part of a finger playing safety for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. Ronnie Lott had part of his left pinky amputated after the 1985 after having it broken in a game. It’s an injury that can happen on the football field, though somewhat rare. And, yes, the Cardinals have officially hosed us"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL Draft2019 NFL Draft: Vikings given three compensatory picksNew,43commentsAnd Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , yes, the Cardinals have officially hosed usCSTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft: Vikings given three compensatory picksJerry Lai-USA TODAY SportsAs they did at this time almost one year ago, the National Football League has announced the Compensatory Picks for the 2019 NFL Draft, and the Minnesota Vikings got what we’ve been expecting them to get for quite a while.The NFL has awarded the Vikings three extra selections in this year’s draft. One will be in the sixth round, while two will be in the seventh and final round of the draft.While nobody knows exactly what the formula for the awarding of Compensatory Picks is Garrett Bradbury Jersey Cheap , the folks from Over the Cap have done an outstanding job over the years of projecting those picks, and they got the Vikings correct once again this season. Unfortunately, they were also right in projecting that the Vikings were not going to receive the extra third round pick that they were projected to get for much of the season, courtesy of the Arizona Cardinals releasing Sam Bradford when they did. Apparently if they had held onto him for just a week or so longer, Minnesota would have gotten that extra third-round choice.The three compensatory picks now give the Vikings eight selections to use on draft day Garrett Bradbury Jersey Womens , as they don’t have their fifth-round pick because of the Trevor Siemian trade, nor do they have their original seventh-round pick because of the trade for Brett Jones.