The Minnesota Vikings (5-0) will host the Detroit Lions (4-1) in a massive contest that has division and conference implications. Minnesota’s crowd will surely be at full throttle all afternoon.
With Minnesota coming off a bye week, they have been hoping to be 100% healthy at this point. One of their key players had an announcement regarding exactly that.
Vikings Starter Makes Huge Announcement Prior To Week 7 Vs Detroit
According to journalist Trevor Squire:
Minnesota Star Tribune beat reporter Ben Goessling reported on October 16 that Jones’ injury was deemed a hamstring, not a hip, reflected on the first official injury report since the Jets game.
Jones told local reporters that he felt the injury during pregame stretches and in London and thought he’d be okay before he was pulled after the first quarter.
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“I’m like, ‘I feel pretty good. Maybe this thing is gone,’ ” Jones said, per the Star Tribune. “Then as the game progressed, I felt it. I felt like I was off to a good start that game and was in for a good day, but things happen. We still got the win … and I didn’t hurt myself any further.”
Head coach Kevin O’Connell described Jones’ injury as “week-to-week” ahead of the team’s bye.
Jones participated in a “light” practice on Monday, October 14 but missed Wednesday’s practice. He returned to a portion of practice on Thursday, October 17.
The Vikings have taken some measures to fortify the running back room, trading the Houston Texans for Cam Akers this week. Akers spent last season with the Vikings and is prepared to play on Sunday against the Detroit Lions.
Jones being in the lineup makes Minnesota’s offense look completely different. His threat in the run game forces defenses to play drastically different.
It will be interesting to see if he will be able to play this weekend in the most important game of the season to date.
