John Carlson (concussion) has resumed practicing. He'll be good to go for Week 10 after missing two games. With just three catches on the year, Carlson couldn't be further from fantasy relevance in the Vikings' 30th ranked passing offense.

John Carlson (concussion) expects to resume practicing Wednesday. Carlson has yet to officially gaine clearance, but he should be good to go for Week 10. With just three catches in seven games, however, he couldn't be further from fantasy relevance in the Vikings' woeful passing "attack."

John Carlson (concussion) has been officially ruled out for Week 9. It will be Carlson's second straight absence. Signed to a five-year, $25 million deal in March, Carlson has three catches in seven games. He's week-to-week.

Vikings TE John Carlson (concussion) still has not been medically cleared. It's not a surprise considering Carlson's long history of concussions. He's merely "week to week."

Vikings declared TE John Carlson, WR Jarius Wright, CB Brandon Burton, S Mistral Raymond, LB Audie Cole, and OL Mark Asper inactive for Thursday night's game against the Bucs. Carlson suffered a concussion on Sunday, but he has been an utter disappointment this season anyway. The tight end sports a horrendous three catches for eight yards stat line. Rhett Ellison will back-up Kyle Rudolph. Raymond has been dealing with an ankle injury. McLeod Bethel-Thompson is the third quarterback.

Vikings TE John Carlson (concussion) has been ruled out for Thursday Night Football. The owner of a 3/8/0 line behind Kyle Rudolph, Carlson is week-to-week. Take this as an opportunity to drop him if you forgot he was on your roster in a deeper league.

Vikings TE John Carlson's $1.2 million 2013 base salary is reportedly guaranteed for injury only unless he's on the roster as of the first day of the next league year. Coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday there is no reason to believe Carlson's fourth career concussion will put his career in jeopardy. The Vikes can, however, cut Carlson for performance reasons after he collects a whopping $7.9 million in guarantees this season. Carlson's contract is the one blemish on GM Rick Spielman's otherwise strong Executive of the Year candidacy. Fourth-rounder Rhett Ellison's emergence could make Carlson expendable going forward.

Vikings TE John Carlson (head) is not expected to play Thursday night against Tampa. Coach Leslie Frazier confirmed Carlson is experiencing concussion-like symptoms and "probably won't play" as he goes through NFL protocol testing. Carlson has been a non-factor this season, and injury prone since the Vikings signed him to a five-year, $25M deal in March. He'll be replaced by Rhett Ellison.

Vikings TE John Carlson was sent to the locker room for concussion tests late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game versus the Cowboys. Carlson was held without a catch on a day when Christian Ponder managed just 58 passing yards. The Vikings have gotten more out of fourth-round rookie H-back Rhett Ellison than their $25 million second tight end this season.

John Carlson caught just one pass for two yards in Week 5 against the Titans. The Vikings had been planning to get Carlson more involved earlier in the season, but it just isn't happening. Fourth-round rookie Rhett Ellison caught two passes for 35 yards and may be passing Carlson on the depth chart. Neither player is a fantasy option.