Overview
- The Minnesota Vikings posted that linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. did not travel to their Week 3 road game and listed his status as questionable with the notation "Not Injury Related - Personal."
- The team gave no additional details about the nature of the personal issue or any timetable for his return to the roster.
- Pace is not a full-time defensive starter but is a regular rotational defender and an important special-teams player whose absence reduces depth in those units.
- He has 242 career tackles and broke out as an undrafted rookie with 102 tackles, and he recently made the first contact on a forced fumble that led to a turnover in the team’s last win.
- Coaches will need to adjust special-teams and situational defensive roles for the short term, and reporters and fans are watching for any further team updates or an injury report that clarifies his availability.