<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-aaron-jones-active-for-thursday-night-football-chargers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones active for Thursday Night Football vs Chargers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Aaron-Jones-with-Minnesota-Vikings.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones active for Thursday Night Football vs Chargers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T13:14:35-07:00">October 23rd, 1:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T13:14:35-07:00">October 23rd, 1:14pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-aaron-jones-realistic-chance-return-injury-chargers">Minnesota Vikings will hit the road</a> to take on<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-chargers/chargers-news-joe-alt-gets-good-news-before-week-8-vs-vikings"> the Los Angeles Chargers</a> for a game in prime time in front of a nationally televised audience. The Vikings are coming off a frustrating home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in which they were playing catch up for most of the game and couldn’t quite complete what would have been an impressive comeback.</p><p>One question mark for the Vikings heading into this game revolved around the status of running back Aaron Jones, who hasn’t played since Week 2 of the season in a home loss to the Atlanta Falcons due to injury.</p><p>However, on Thursday afternoon, the team got <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1981450935793561946" rel="noopener">a positive update</a> on the Jones front.</p><p>“Vikings officially activated running back Aaron Jones off injured reserve, and he is expected to play tonight against the Chargers,” reported NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Jones had been forced to exit the Falcons game early due to a hamstring injury but is set to make his return against a Chargers team that is suddenly reeling after a hot start to the season.</p><p>The Chargers most recently took the field on Sunday at home against the red-hot Indianapolis Colts and were demolished, looking like a shell of the impressive unit that they were expected to be this year.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Vikings’ honeymoon phase with quarterback Carson Wentz is officially over, and he and the Minnesota offense will be looking to rebound on Thursday after a mediocre performance on Sunday against the Eagles, all while JJ McCarthy continues to be sidelined due to injury.</p><p>In any case, the Vikings and Chargers are set to get things underway at 8:15 PM ET on Thursday evening from Los Angeles. After that, the Vikings will next take the field the following Sunday against the Detroit Lions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones active for Thursday Night Football vs Chargers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-aaron-jones-realistic-chance-return-injury-chargers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones has ‘realistic chance’ to return from injury vs. Chargers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Aaron-Jones-with-Vikings.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones has ‘realistic chance’ to return from injury vs. Chargers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T07:01:50-07:00">October 23rd, 7:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T10:36:33-07:00">October 23rd, 10:36am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Chargers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings hit the road to face the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. After a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-what-kevin-oconnell-jj-mccarthy-order-return">Carson Wentz will be back under center for Minnesot</a>a. Los Angeles has lost three of its last four, watching their early AFC West lead slip away. The Vikings could get a big injury return, as running back Aaron Jones<a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1981335466776355210" rel="noopener"> has a chance to play</a> on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From <a href="https://twitter.com/gmfb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GMFB</a>: Key injury updates for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a>–<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chargers</a> TNF game, with an emphasis on big-time offensive linemen. <a href="https://t.co/RSAgqbkr1Z">pic.twitter.com/RSAgqbkr1Z</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1981335466776355210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Aaron Jones, their starting running back who has been on IR for a month…with a hamstring injury, returned to practice this week, is questionable, and, at least, has a realistic chance to be able to be activated and play.” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported. “We will see if it is actually going to happen, but at least he has got a shot.”</p><p>Later in the day, Prime Video color analyst Kirk Herbstreit <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1981412710261936370" rel="noopener">was on</a> The Pat McAfee Show with an update. “Vikings RB Aaron Jones, who has missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury, is expected to return tonight to play against the Chargers,” Adam Schefter posted on X, crediting Herbstreit.</p><p>Jones is in his second season with the Vikings after a seven-year run with the Green Bay Packers. After a solid Week 1 performance, including a touchdown, he struggled in Week 2 with just 23 yards. That <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-aaron-jones-lands-ir-hamstring-injury">loss to the Atlanta Falcons was the last game he played</a>, as he has been on injured reserve since.</p><p>Jones will share the Vikings’ backfield with Jordan Mason, who has been solid in his first season in Minnesota. While Wentz has left a lot to be desired, the running game needs to help him for the Vikings to get a win. They are in last place in the NFC North with a 3-3 record.</p><p>The Vikings do have another injury to be concerned about heading into Thursday Night Football. According to Rapoport, left tackle Christian Darrisaw is questionable for the matchup. He played during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, but popped up on the injury report this week with a knee issue. Darrisaw missed much of last season with a torn ACL and MCL.</p><p>Vikings at Chargers begins at 7:15 pm. Central.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones has ‘realistic chance’ to return from injury vs. Chargers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-elevates-cam-akers-week-3-aaron-jones-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings elevate Cam Akers for Week 3 amid Aaron Jones injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Cam-Akers.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings elevate Cam Akers for Week 3 amid Aaron Jones injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-20T13:43:31-07:00">September 20th, 1:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-20T13:43:31-07:00">September 20th, 1:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings will be a new-look team against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-carson-wentz-make-nfl-history-week-3-start">Carson Wentz is the starting quarterback after J.J. McCarthy suffered an ankle injury</a> in Week 2. Jordan Mason will replace Aaron Jones after the veteran was placed on the IR with an injury of his own. In order to fill a roster hole, the Vikings added Cam Akers to the active roster.</p><p>Akers played with Minnesota last season, albeit in a smaller role behind Jones. He served as the backup option for Kevin O’Connell throughout the 2024 season. However, he never pushed for a bigger workload based on his lackluster production throughout the year. He is still the backup behind Mason, but he <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1969493090667725144" rel="noopener">will have a chance to play</a>, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>“Vikings elevated RB Cam Akers and G Henry Byrd to the active roster for Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals,” Schefter said.</p><p>Minnesota lost in blowout fashion to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2. After the loss, O’Connell and the coaching staff decided to make some serious changes to his offensive personnel. Injuries made his choice a lot easier, but he hopes that the moves help kickstart the Vikings’ offense after a slow beginning to the season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/vikings-news-vikings-land-jordan-mason-trade-49ers">Minnesota added Mason via trade</a> earlier this season. The former San Francisco 49ers running back will serve as the primary option in the ground game. However, Akers is available and ready to go as an emergency option if O’Connell wants a change of pace at running back.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-veteran-rb-aaron-jones-injury">Akers rejoined the Vikings earlier this week</a> after Jones’ injury was announced. He gets his first opportunity to play against a poor Bengals defense at home on Sunday. Cincinnati is dealing with injuries of its own, giving Minnesota a good chance to climb to 2-1. If the Vikings win the game and Akers plays a big role, he could earn a spot on the team for the remainder of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings elevate Cam Akers for Week 3 amid Aaron Jones injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-veteran-rb-aaron-jones-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings bringing back veteran RB amid Aaron Jones injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kevin-OConnell-1.jpg"><figcaption> Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings bringing back veteran RB amid Aaron Jones injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-16T14:56:32-07:00">September 16th, 2:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-16T16:14:12-07:00">September 16th, 4:14pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-most-blame-week-2-loss-falcons">Vikings lost their first game of the season to the Atlanta Falcons</a> in Week 2. But they also saw numerous key offensive starters go down with injuries.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-desmond-ridder-jj-mccarthy-ir-decision">Vikings are most pressed about quarterback JJ McCarthy’s worrying ankle injury</a>. But now Minnesota has been forced to place running back Aaron Jones on injured reserve with a hamstring injury of his own.</p><p>Jordan Mason will take over as the Vikings’ lead runner. But to help soften to blow of losing Jones, Minnesota has reunited with Cam Akers by <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1968058365600469469" rel="noopener">signing him to the practice squad</a>, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.</p><p>Akers appeared in 12 games for the Vikings in 2024, and 18 games overall in his two seasons with the franchise. During that 2024 campaign, he ran for 297 yards and a touchdown on 64 carries. He also added two touchdown grabs through the air.</p><p>For as long as Jones is out, Mason will be tasked with leading Minnesota’s run game. While the Vikings didn’t run much against the Falcons, he still led the team with nine carries for 30 yards. And in Week 1, Mason averaged 4.5 yards per carry while turning 15 carries into 68 yards. Jones’ absence will give him ample opportunity to prove himself to O’Connell and the coaching staff.</p><p>In the meantime, Akers gives Minnesota some continuity. He isn’t going to turn the Vikings into rushing world beaters over night. However, Akers understands what O’Connell is trying to do on offense. It shouldn’t take long before he is back on the active roster and making an impact on gameday.</p><p>If that will watch what Jones brings to the table is yet to be seen, and unlikely. However, the Vikings must trust their running offense more now than ever with McCarthy out. Minnesota is hoping their Mason-Akers tandem still produces a productive rushing attack.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings bringing back veteran RB amid Aaron Jones injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-aaron-jones-lands-ir-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones lands on IR with hamstring injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones lands on IR with hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-16T14:15:42-07:00">September 16th, 2:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-16T14:53:11-07:00">September 16th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings got crushed by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football, falling to 1-1. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-aaron-jones-both-likely-miss-week-3-injuries">JJ McCarthy struggled in his second NFL start and then was put on the injury report</a> with an ankle injury. Now, Carson Wentz is slated to start in Week 3. The Vikings made another injury move on Tuesday, putting Aaron Jones on injured reserve <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1968058252761108932" rel="noopener">due to a hamstring issue.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a> are placing starting RB Aaron Jones on injured reserve, sources tell me and <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RapSheet</a>.</p><p>Jones was ruled out of Sunday’s game because of a hamstring injury. Now he’s out for at least four more games. <a href="https://t.co/61pxXlrrui">pic.twitter.com/61pxXlrrui</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1968058252761108932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“The Vikings are placing starting RB Aaron Jones on injured reserve, sources tell me and Ian Rapoport,” Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported. “Jones was ruled out of Sunday’s game because of a hamstring injury. Now he’s out for at least four more games.”</p><p>Jones joined the Vikings last season after an eight-year career with the rival Green Bay Packers. After 1,138 rushing yards last year, he struggled in both games to start 2025. He had 90 total yards on 16 touches in the first two games, with one touchdown in Week 1.</p><p>The Vikings were already having more success running the ball with Jordan Mason. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/vikings-news-vikings-land-jordan-mason-trade-49ers">made a trade with the San Francisco 49ers to land Mason</a> in the offseason to deepen the backfield. Mason has 98 rushing yards in the first two games on 24 carries, which will need to improve if Minnesota is going to win games without Jones and McCarthy.</p><p>The Vikings will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, with Joe Burrow also out due to turf toe. A lackluster Cincy defense is a solid matchup for Carson Wentz and Jordan Mason to start their run in the Minnesota backfield. They hope to bring momentum into matchups with the Steelers and the Browns to finish out September.</p><p>Last year, the Vikings won 14 games with Sam Darnold as their quarterback. Jones was a big part of that success, but without him, a combination of Wentz and McCarthy has to refind that magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
61	0	59	1	-

2025 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
61	0	59	1	-

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