The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles have issued their final injury report and injury designations in advance of Sunday’s matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here they are: For the Vikings, they will get Donovan Jackson back at left guard, but probably not Brian O’Neill at right tackle, who remained limited in Friday’s practice and has a questionable designation. Kevin O’Connell …
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It’s a neat opportunity for Wentz, who was chosen No. 2 overall by the Eagles in 2016. Heralded as their franchise quarterback, Wentz placed third in voting for the league’s Most Valuable Player Award in 2017 (the same year Philly magically won Super Bowl LII over the Tom Brady-led Patriots with Nick Foles filling in for Wentz, who tore his …
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Carson Wentz once played quarterback for the Eagles, but he will be trying to beat them on Sunday. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Friday that Wentz will make his fourth start of the season. The Vikings have won two of their first three games with Wentz, who took over after J.J. McCarthy suffered an ankle injury. McCarthy, who …
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The Vikings’ Thursday injury report only has a couple changes from the Wednesday iteration, but they’re notable ones as the team continues preparations for the Eagles. Star pass rusher Jonathan Greenard, the Vikings’ best defensive player, was added to the injury report on Thursday as a limited participant due to a hamstring. That’s one to watch, especially with no guarantees …
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O’Connell noted that several negative factors came into play in McCarthy’s tough outing against the Falcons in his second start — injuries along the offensive line, his ankle injury, a lack of practice time after the birth of his child — but the coach’s willingness to discuss his bye week sessions with McCarthy on footwork fundamentals didn’t come across as …
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The defending Super Bowl champs are coming to town this weekend, but the Vikings will have reason to believe that they’re capable of sending the Eagles to their third consecutive defeat. Philly, coming off of a primetime beat-down by the rival Giants, looks more vulnerable than expected. At the same time, this will still be quite the challenge for the …
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The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles have issued their second injury reports in advance of Sunday’s matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here they are: For the Vikings, Donovan Jackson was upgraded to full participant, so he is on track to start on Sunday as expected. Christian Darrisaw was added for his usual veteran rest day. More concerning is the addition …
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The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles have issued their first injury reports in advance of Sunday’s matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here they are: For the Vikings, Batty and Cashman have their 21-day windows open to return from IR and both look on track to be active on Sunday. Batty’s was open before the bye-week. Jurgens and Wentz as full …
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As expected, Kevin O’Connell didn’t have any concrete updates to share about the Vikings’ looming quarterback decision — which may or may not have already been made internally — at his latest press conference on Wednesday. He declined to name a starter for this week’s game against the Eagles when he last spoke to the media on Monday, and there …
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Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Now that the Minnesota Vikings have returned from their European trip and completed their bye week, one thing is on every Viking fan’s mind — who will start on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, J.J. McCarthy or Carson Wentz? During his Monday press conference, Vikings’ HC Kevin O’Connell was unwilling to answer that question, and …
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