Overview
- Aaron Jones exited the Vikings’ Week 7 win after a 17-yard run and was evaluated in the sideline medical tent with a brace on his left knee, with the team listing him questionable to return.
- Coaches said Jones aggravated a preexisting left-knee injury that he has played through this season, and multiple outlets report he will undergo an MRI this week to assess the damage.
- Jordan Mason was activated and returned in Week 7, carrying 15 times for 68 yards and temporarily assuming a larger role in the backfield.
- If the MRI shows Jones will miss time, league reports say Minnesota’s urgency to add a running back ahead of the trade deadline would rise, though Indianapolis appears uninterested in trading Jonathan Taylor at this point.
- The injury comes after Jones carried a heavy workload while Mason was on injured reserve, and it follows a 16-10 Vikings victory that moved Minnesota to 6-0 and into a difficult upcoming stretch of opponents.