Carson Wentz, the Vikings’ starting quarterback for the last five games, is undergoing surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. Back in Week 5 in London, Wentz reportedly suffered a dislocation that tore his labrum and fractured the socket, but he impressively toughed it out for two more games while J.J. McCarthy got …
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Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz, who has started the past five games while J.J. McCarthy recovers from an ankle sprain, will miss the rest of the season. Wentz will have surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed, and was put on injured reserve Monday. The 32-year-old veteran suffered the injury against the Cleveland Browns …
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz is set to undergo season-ending surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, multiple league sources told The Athletic on Monday. Wentz will be placed on injured reserve. J.J. McCarthy, who began the season as the Vikings’ starter and who has missed the last six games with a high ankle sprain, is expected to play Sunday in Detroit …
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Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder. The fact that didn’t happen two weeks ago is a testament to Wentz’s toughness. It was known that Wentz initially hurt his non-throwing shoulder in a Week 5 game against the Browns in London. He was on the injury report for two weeks, though he was a full …
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Kevin SeifertOct 27, 2025, 05:08 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. …
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Quarterback Carson Wentz was not spotted at Minnesota’s practice on Monday after gutting out a performance against the Chargers last Thursday night. Now there’s been reporting as to why that was the case. According to multiple reports, Wentz will undergo season-ending surgery on his non-throwing (left) shoulder. The Vikings announced he’s been placed on injured reserve. Wentz has started the …
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EAGAN, Minn. — It will never be said that Carson Wentz didn’t give everything he had for the 2025 Minnesota Vikings. After starting five consecutive games and enduring considerable pain in his left, non-throwing shoulder for more than half of the contests, Wentz has been placed on Injured Reserve. The Vikings announced the move Monday, the same day the team …
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The Vikings lost their second straight game on Thursday night, 37–10 at the hands of the Chargers. And even though quarterback Carson Wentz entered the week nursing an injury to his non-throwing shoulder, Minnesota, citing J.J. McCarthy’s own limited health, opted to start Wentz. Wentz appeared to aggravate his injury in the first half and seemed to be in visible …
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Carson Wentz started his fourth game of the season for the Vikings on Thursday as the team lost to the Chargers 37–10 on the road. Wentz was sacked five times and hit even more often before he finally left the game in the fourth quarter. As he left the game, an emotional Wentz slammed his helmet before collapsing onto the …
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By Alec Lewis, Daniel Popper, Alex Valdes Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers made life miserable for Carson Wentz in a 37-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. The Chargers sacked Wentz five times and intercepted him once. Wentz has been filling in for J.J. McCarthy, who injured his ankle in Week 2. Ladd …
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