Vikings Patrick Sharp Jersey tight end Irv Smith Jr. had surgery to repair a thumb injury a little over two weeks ago. With a little over three weeks until the regular season opener (September 11th vs. the Packers), the team is confident that he’s on track to be ready to go.”Everything with Irv has been really positive,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said on Thursday. “You guys will see him during these practices hes out there with Coach (Brian) Angelichio hes done a ton of work on the side. Hes now allowed to start sweating and making sure hes keeping his conditioning where we need it.””Well pick some spots over the next couple weeks to find Patrick Kane Jersey some time to get Irv really started to get Erik Gustafsson Jersey acclimated back into the offensive huddle. Although he may not be able to catch for a few more days, we can actually have him out there hearing play calls, getting back in there, because we want him to pick up where he left off.”That’s encouraging news about Smith’s recovery. The sooner the Vikings can get him back in action, the better, because they’ll want him to have a bit of a ramp-up period if he’s going to be Alexandre Fortin Jersey a significant part of the game plan against Green Bay.Scroll to ContinueWithout Smith, the Vikings have leaned on Johnny Mundt, Zach Davidson, and Ben Ellefson at tight end throughout training camp.