Just two weeks away from their season opener against the Chicago Bears, the Minnesota Vikings have some concerns facing one of the NFL 's top outside linebackers in Andrew Van Ginkel.

After earning the first Pro Bowl of his career last season, Van Ginkel landed a one-year, $23 million extension that doubled his pay from the past season. It was money well spent for Minnesota, which saw the former Miami Dolphins starter tally a career-high 11.5 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and two pick-sixes last season.

However, that investment in Van Ginkel could already be hit by diminishing returns with the latest development coming out of training camp.

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune's Ben Goessling, Van Ginkel has been sidelined at practice since August 7 with an unknown injury , adding t

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