EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP)—As three Minnesota defensive linemen travel to New York this week to meet with the NFL, they could be bringing the Vikings’ playoff fate with them.

 

Jared Allen, Pat Williams and Kevin Williams all will meet with league officials in hopes of avoiding suspensions that would gut the team’s biggest strength.

 

The Williams Wall will appear to discuss testing positive for a weight-loss diuretic that is on the list of substances banned by the league. They face four-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

 

Allen will be there to talk about a hit on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers two weeks ago that could leave him vulnerable to a suspension because it came two days after he was fined $50,000 for hits on Houston’s Matt Schaub.

 

Losing three of their biggest—literally and figuratively—stars would be a devastating blow for a team currently tied with Chicago and Green Bay atop the muddled NFC North. Allen leads the team with eight sacks and Kevin Williams is second with seven. All three play a pivotal role in the team’s second-ranked run defense as well.

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Please give the Williams's 2-3 games.

 

With Forte and Jones-Drew the next 2 weeks, we could benefit big time.

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Please give the Williams's 2-3 games.

 

With Forte and Jones-Drew the next 2 weeks, we could benefit big time.

Jim Miller got 4 games for a similar circumstance. They better get 4.

 

Peace