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New Orleans: cornerback Xavier Rhodes (foot) Drew Lock Jersey , running back Dalvin Cook (hamstring), safety Andrew Sendejo (groin), linebacker Anthony Barr (hamstring) Andy Isabella Jersey , left guard Tom Compton (knee) and left tackle Riley Reiff (foot).More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings’ overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamRhodes, Barr and Compton were hurt in the previous game. Cook is inactive for the fifth time in six games. Reiff and Sendejo are out for the third straight game. Nose tackle Linval Joseph returned to the lineup Sunday night after missing the previous game with ankle Jamel Dean Jersey , elbow and knee injuries.For the Saints, cornerback Eli Apple makes his debut in place of Ken Crawley, who is not injured. Crawley started five of the first six games. Apple was acquired earlier this week in a trade with the New York Giants. Wednesday brought word that the Chiefs have engaged other teams in conversations about trading linebacker Justin Houston ahead of the 2019 season and General Manager Brett Veach was asked about them at a Thursday press conference in Indianapolis.Houston is set to make $15.25 million and count $21.1 million against the cap in 2019. An expected franchise tag for fellow linebacker Dee Ford has had people looking at him as a potential departure since the end of the season and Veach’s answer didn’t commit the team to anything in any direction.“I would say that he’s under contract for this year and next year D.K. Metcalf Jersey ,” Veach said, via Brooke Pryor of the . “Our plan is to play with him. We look forward to having him on our roster, but there’s a lot of dialogue. Everything’s fluid for the next few weeks until we get into the start of the league year. We’ll kinda handle that information we get Nick Bosa Jersey , what’s real and not real. It’s a good problem to have, he’s a great player.”Moving on from Houston by trade or release would save the Chiefs $14 million in cap space