Minnesota Vikings injury report on Kyler Murray, Theo Jackson, Jay Ward, Jauan Jennings, and Demond Claiborne (Image via X: Kyler Murray and Jauan Jennings)
3 RotoWire report, the Minnesota Vikings rank 28th out of 32 teams for the most injured NFL teams in 2026. Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Kyler Murray suffered a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of the Week 8 loss while executing a read-option run, picking up a 9-yard gain after turning the corner past Detroit defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. The 29-year-old Oklahoma alum was ruled out for Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills. Vikings safety Theo Jackson suffered a quadriceps injury during the Week 8 loss to the Detroit Lions. He did not practice on Thursday or Friday ahead of the Week 9 game vs. the Bills. He entered the team’s injury report ahead of the Week 9 game vs. He had five starts last season but recorded just four defensive snaps in 2026.
Jay Ward was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday due to a knee injury. The running back did not practice on Friday due to knee injury. As per the Nov. This sounds hopeful, but their injuries have just started piling up. Carson Wentz will start in his place for the Vikings vs. Josh Allen’s team at U.S. He exited the game early. He is questionable for the Monday Night Football clash. Buffalo. He is listed as questionable for the game. Another player went from limited to DNP: Demond Claiborne. As per CBS Sports, it’s unclear how Claiborne sustained the knee injury, but he was downgraded to DNP after being limited Thursday.