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McCarthy gets all the flowers from Aaron Jones</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-10T11:10:31-07:00">April 10th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-10T11:10:31-07:00">April 10th, 11:10am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings could look a lot different at the start of the 2025 NFL season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">Sam Darnold has left Minnesota for greener pastures in Seattle</a>. Now the table is set for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-kwesi-adofo-mensah-gives-april-update-jj-mccarthy">J.J. McCarthy to finally take over as the Vikings’ starting quarterback</a> in 2025. One offensive player is excited about the addition of McCarthy.</p><p>Vikings RB Aaron Jones <a href="https://x.com/gmfb/status/1910359967527547057" rel="noopener">heaped praise on his quarterback</a> JJ McCarthy ahead of the team’s offseason program this summer.</p><p>“J.J.’s a winner,” Jones said on Thursday via Good Morning Football. “If you look from high school through his time in college, he’s lost one career game. He came in [and] in his short time there, he was balling. The preseason, he ended up getting hurt, unfortunately. But I think it might’ve been a quarterback battle if he didn’t get hurt. He’s different. He’s a competitor. He wants to be great and he’s hungry.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-injury-update">McCarthy suffered a season-ending meniscus injury</a> during training camp before his rookie season. He will enter training camp this summer as Minnesota’s presumed starter, assuming he is healthy enough by then.</p><p>Jones explained that McCarthy made the most of the 2024 season. Even though he could not play, he took meticulous notes and learned everything he could about Minnesota’s scheme.</p><p>“Just the way — he’s very methodical in everything he does,” Jones continued. “So, attention to detail, he’s fully dove in and then some. I’m excited to even be in the backfield with him, take some handoffs, and have him throw it to me, too.”</p><p>The Vikings had an incredible 2024 campaign with Sam Darnold at quarterback. Minnesota ended up winning 14 games but being bounced in the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>Minnesota will likely be pleased if McCarthy and provide close to that many wins in 2025. Of course, they’ll want him to stay healthy too.</p><p>“So, I think you’ll see it when he steps on the field,” Jones concluded.</p><p>Vikings fans will be excitedly watching how McCarthy performs throughout the team’s offseason program and training camp.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy gets all the flowers from Aaron Jones

<!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', '/vikings-news-minnesota-aaron-jones-contract-move-before-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones intriguing contract move before free agency');   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/2025/02/Vikings-news-Minnesota-Aaron-Jones-intriguing-contract-move-before-free-agency.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones intriguing contract move before free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-15T09:57:27-08:00">February 15th, 9:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-15T09:57:27-08:00">February 15th, 9:57am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings and running back Aaron Jones have <a href="https://x.com/FieldYates/status/1890771392653586607" rel="noopener">agreed to push back</a> the void date on his contract, delaying a key deadline before free agency, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.</p><p>The Vikings pushed back the void date, originally set for this Monday, to the final day before free agency, giving them and Aaron Jones additional time to negotiate a potential new deal. Without an extension by the original deadline, Minnesota would have absorbed $3.2 million in dead money on the 2025 salary cap.</p><p>Yates emphasized that while this move provides flexibility, it does not guarantee that the two sides will reach an agreement. However, it allows Minnesota to avoid the full cap hit in 2025 if a new deal is finalized before free agency opens. The extension of the void date suggests that the Vikings are at least exploring the possibility of retaining Jones rather than letting him hit the open market.</p><h2><b>Vikings push back void date, creating more time for potential deal with Aaron Jones</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jones, 30, delivered a career-best season in his first year with the Vikings. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-3-best-aaron-jones-landing-spots-2025-nfl-free-agency">veteran running back amassed 1,138 rushing yards and five touchdowns</a> while averaging 4.5 yards per carry across 17 games. His ability to stay healthy and produce at a high level played a crucial role in Minnesota’s offensive success.</p><p>Jones’ presence provided stability to the Vikings’ backfield, complementing the passing attack and taking pressure off the quarterback. His consistency allowed Minnesota to establish a balanced offense, which was instrumental in the team’s 14-3 record and second-place finish in the NFC North.</p><p>Despite their regular-season success, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-5-word-declaration-mnf-loss-rams">Vikings saw their playoff run cut short with a Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams</a>. Minnesota’s offense struggled to find its rhythm, falling short against a dominant Rams defense.</p><p>With the deadline now extended, Minnesota has more time to determine whether Jones will remain part of its plans for the 2025 season. The additional negotiation window also gives Jones the opportunity to assess his future, whether that means returning to the Vikings or testing free agency for a potentially more lucrative deal.</p><p>If Minnesota ultimately decides not to re-sign Jones before free agency, the team could explore other options to fill the backfield, including the draft or pursuing another veteran running back on the open market. The decision on Jones’ future will be one of the key offseason storylines for the Vikings as they aim to build on their strong 2024 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones intriguing contract move before free agency

<!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', '/ranking-3-best-aaron-jones-landing-spots-2025-nfl-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking 3 best Aaron Jones landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency');   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/2025/02/Ranking-X-best-Aaron-Jones-landing-spots-in-2025-NFL-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking 3 best Aaron Jones landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-02T16:59:09-08:00">February 2nd, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-02T16:59:09-08:00">February 2nd, 4:59pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fans of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-sam-darnold-landing-spots-2025-nfl-free-agency">Minnesota Vikings may wonder where Sam Darnold will land</a>, and they’re <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-j-j-mccarthys-plea-to-harrison-smith-amid-retirement-rumors">hoping Harrison Smith has another year</a> left in the NFL. But Aaron Jones is in the free-agent mix, and we’re ranking the three best landing spots for the running back in the 2025 NFL offseason.</p><p>Jones is coming off a productive season where he rushed for 1,138 yards and totaled 408 through the air. He’s 30 years old, and he has 1,755 “touch miles” on his body. So how much he has left remains a big question.</p><p>It’s not clear whether the Vikings will shell out free-agent dollars to keep Jones, so that opens the door for …</p><h2><b>Steelers could be in the market for RB Aaron Jones</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Minnesota-Vikings-RB-Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The easy reason why the Steelers could have an interest is pending free agency for Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. That’s the entire backfield. And the Steelers seem like a team that wants to compete deep into the playoffs in 2025.</p><p>Pro Football Focus tagged the Steelers as <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-ideal-landing-spots-for-8-pending-nfl-free-agents#:~:text=Ideal%20fantasy%20landing%20spot%3A%20Pittsburgh%20Steelers&amp;text=At%2030%20years%20old%2C%20Jones,Jones%20makes%20the%20most%20sense." rel="noopener">the ideal landing spot</a> for Jones in terms of being a major part of the offense.</p><p>“If (the Steelers are) looking to compete again in 2025, giving the roster one more go under Mike Tomlin, then a reliable every-down back like Jones makes the most sense,” Jonathon Macri wrote.</p><p>Perhaps Jones future with the Vikings <a href="https://www.fox9.com/sports/vikings-coach-kevin-oconnell-calls-aaron-jones-fumble-pitch-catastrophic" rel="noopener">walked onto thin ice</a> after a pitch-play fumble midway through the 2024 season, according to comments by head coach Kevin O’Connell to fox9.com.</p><p>“This is the National Football League, we’ve got to execute tossing the football,” O’Connell said. “Whosever fault it was, whoever takes the ultimate minus on the sheet, it’s catastrophic. We’ve had two of them happen early on in games and it can’t happen. If we’re not going to be able to toss the football, we’ve got much bigger issues to work through. It’s unacceptable.”</p><p>However, Jones said O’Connell approached him in a fair manner about the play, according to espn.com.</p><p>“He just wanted to know what happened,” Jones said. “He didn’t raise his voice. (And) he didn’t cuss. He didn’t make you tuck your tail. We explained it, and he said to us, ‘It’s OK, guys. We’re good. You’re both pros. I know you’ll get it fixed, so let’s let it go.’ ”</p><h2><b>Aaron Jones could stay with Vikings</b></h2><p>It makes sense the Vikings wouldn’t want to blow up a 14-3 team, even though the final two games turned into huge disappointments.</p><p>The Vikings are projected to have the seventh-most cap space, according to spotrac.com. This means they <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/_/year/2025/sort/cap_maximum_space" rel="noopener">can likely afford</a> to keep Jones.</p><p>One good thing about Jones is his team-guy attitude. He stepped up and supported Darnold <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/minnesota-vikings/jones-honest-confidence-darnold-bymum-raygun/" rel="noopener">during the season</a>, according to the Up &amp; Adams Show via heavy.com.</p><p>“One-hundred-ten percent (confident in Darnold),” Jones said in November. “We ride with Sam. He’s what’s gotten us here so far, and we’re going to continue to stick by his side. We know he’s a great quarterback. He could touch any blade of grass on the field that he wants throwing that ball, and you just have some games like that.</p><p>“That’s what teammates are there for, to pick each other up. So we all got Sam back. We all 100% — I guess, well, 110%, like I said — believe in him. And he’s gonna show you guys. He’s used to kind of I guess the narrative that’s about to come out or be spun or whatever wants to be said about him. He’s used to that.”</p><p>That’s the kind of guy that makes a locker room better. And it makes the team better. So the Vikings might reel him back in for 2025.</p><h2><b>Recent reports suggest Raiders could grab Aaron Jones</b></h2><p>When the Raiders hired Pete Carroll, it moved Jones into the Las Vegas conversation. Carroll likes a durable running back, and Jones would fit into the Carroll scheme.</p><p>The Raiders didn’t hire Carroll for a long-term rebuild. They’re looking more for something like what happened with Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders in 2024. So the team should pursue upgrades for its weaknesses with aggression.</p><p>And running the football turned into a big problem for the Raiders. They ranked dead last with 79.8 yards per game, and also didn’t have any player reach even 500 yards rushing for the season. That’s abysmal. And Jones in the best free-agent running back available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking 3 best Aaron Jones landing spots in 2025 NFL free agency

<!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-rumors-broncos-linked-possible-aaron-jones-pursuit');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Broncos linked to possible Aaron Jones pursuit');   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/2025/01/Broncos-linked-to-possible-Aaron-Jones-pursuit.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Broncos linked to possible Aaron Jones pursuit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-30T07:48:49-08:00">January 30th, 7:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T11:53:27-08:00">January 30th, 11:53am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Broncos</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Broncos’ pursuit of Aaron Jones is becoming abundantly clear. However, there are some hurdles that Denver will have to jump over first. For instance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-drops-excellent-truth-bomb-on-minnesota-future">Jones dropped an ‘excellent’ truth bomb</a> about his time with the Minnesota Vikings. He made it clear that he wanted to stay there.</p><p>Still, that won’t stop teams like the Broncos from pursuing him. After all, they had a three-man unit at the running back position. While it works effectively, Denver never truly had an RB1. That’s where Jones steps into the fold. Jones is a slasher in the run game.</p><p>He has the dual-threat traits to catch the ball out of the backfield. For example, he had 51 receptions and 1,546 total yards for the Vikings in 2024. He is at his best in a zone run scheme that will highlight his receiving skills. Luckily, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler details <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/43521213/2025-nfl-free-agency-top-50-ranking-players-available-offseason-higgins-darnold" rel="noopener">how the running back could be a perfect match</a> for the Broncos’ offense.</p><p>“Expect Denver to look for a versatile back to bolster Sean Payton’s offense,” Fowler said. “Could Jones fit the mold despite his age? He’s the kind of runner/pass catcher who just might.”</p><h2><b>Aaron Jones could fit in seamlessly with the Broncos</b></h2><p>As mentioned earlier, the Broncos don’t have a solidified RB1. Between Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin, and quarterback Bo Nix, there wasn’t much consistency. Although the numbers back it up, they don’t have a true three-down back. Insert Jones. He had <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneAa00.htm" rel="noopener">255 rushing attempts</a> this past season. That’s more than Williams and McLaughlin had combined.</p><p>However, Jones was in a more complex and innovative offensive scheme with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. He’s been regarded as one of the best, young football minds in the NFL. There were plenty of plays involving pulling linemen, tight ends, and even receivers to block. This gave Jones the freeway to the end zone.</p><p>At the same time, Jones would have the opportunity to be coached by a Super Bowl champion. There’s that championship expectation that Payton establishes. Plus, playing with Nix could be a big beneficiary. Some of Jones’s best seasons were in Green Bay, with Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback.</p><p>Still, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reveals-aaron-jones-injury">Jones has some injury concerns</a>, as he was banged up for a portion of the season. Although he played all 17 games, some of those injuries are a bit concerning. At the end of the day, he can provide and contribute at a high level, as evidenced by this past season. Signing Jones would give Denver a true RB1 and a bell-cow for Nix.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Broncos linked to possible Aaron Jones pursuit

<!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', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-green-light-week-18-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets green light ahead of massive Week 18 clash with Lions');   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/2025/01/Aaron-Jones-gets-green-light-ahead-of-massive-Week-18-clash-w1ith-Lions.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets green light ahead of massive Week 18 clash with Lions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-03T14:03:40-08:00">January 3rd, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-03T14:37:42-08:00">January 3rd, 2:37pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Lions</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into the most anticipated regular season game of 2024, both the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions are hopeful to be as healthy as possible. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-commanders-huge-ot-victory-over-falcons-in-week-17">No. 1 seed in the NFC Playoff Picture</a> on the line, the Vikings got a <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1875264214690099678" rel="noopener">positive update</a> regarding veteran running back Aaron Jones and his quad injury before their matchup with the Lions, per Tom Pelissero on X.</p><p>“#Vikings RB Aaron Jones (quad) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday night vs. Detroit,” Pelissero wrote.</p><p>Though Jones played in just 11 games in 2023 before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-minnesota-expected-add-aaron-jones-after-packers-release">signing with the Vikings</a>, he’s been available in every game of 2024, showing a revival of his career at 30 years old and avoiding injury.</p><p>With a first-round bye on the line against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-vs-lions-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-18-2025">Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football</a>, the stakes couldn’t be higher— at least for a regular season matchup.</p><h2><b>Vikings RB Aaron Jones likely to set career-high on SNF vs. Lions</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Aaron-Jones-.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Coming into Week 18 against the Lions, Jones could be in for a performance that sets a career-high for the seven-year veteran.</p><p>The most rushing yards for Jones in a season was set in 2022 when he rushed for 1,121 yards. However, in 2024, Jones is just 29 yards away from surpassing that mark.</p><p>There has only been one game in 2024 that resulted in fewer than 29 yards from Jones, and that was in Week 13 against the Arizona Cardinals. Jones had just five rushes that game, totaling 22 yards on the ground.</p><p>However, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-can-build-an-entire-defense-off-injured-players">Lions’ defense earning the title of the most injured</a> unit in the league, Jones could have a strong night against them in pursuit of the No. 1 seed.</p><p>Regardless of individual numbers, Jones would likely be just as happy if the Vikings won and he was held to less than 28 yards than the opposite. In a team game like football, individual accolades only matter so much, especially as a 30-year-0ld running back on the tail-end of his career.</p><p>The individual accolades could help him get a bigger contract elsewhere. But, it appears that Jones’ main goal is helping his team secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC following a Week 18 victory over the Lions on Sunday Night Football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets green light ahead of massive Week 18 clash with Lions

<!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', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-drops-excellent-truth-bomb-on-minnesota-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Jones drops ‘excellent’ truth bomb on Vikings future');   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/2025/01/Aaron-Jones-drops-excellent-truth-bomb-on-Minnesota-future.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Jones drops ‘excellent’ truth bomb on Vikings future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-02T10:25:47-08:00">January 2nd, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-02T10:25:47-08:00">January 2nd, 10:25am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-vs-lions-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-18-2025">Minnesota Vikings take on the Detroit Lions</a> in a crucial Week 18 contest to decide the NFC North, one of their key offensive weapons this season has been running Aaron Jones. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-promising-aaron-jones-injury-update">Jones is dealing with a quad contusion</a>, he should be ready to go for the game, but he has answered the question about his possible future with Minnesota.</p><p>Jones’ contract expires when the current season ends and when he was asked about that by the media, he made it clear to mention how he wants to be in Minnesota <a href="https://www.startribune.com/nearing-career-high-production-aaron-jones-hopes-to-finish-my-career-with-the-vikings/601201094" rel="noopener">“to the end of my career,”</a> calling the city and the team an “excellent” place.</p><p>“I hope to be here,” Jones said according to The Minnesota Star Tribune. “I hope to be here to the end of my career, honestly. This is an excellent place, an excellent upstairs, training room, all across the board. This is an excellent place. So, this is where if I can finish my career here, this is where I’d like to finish my career at.”</p><p>The former Green Bay Packers running back is having a really good season for the Vikings as he has rushed for 1,093 yards and five touchdowns to go along with 46 catches, 378 yards, and two scores through the air.</p><h2><b>Vikings’ Aaron Jones on his health</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Aaron-Jones-on-Dec.-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jones is close to setting a career-high in scrimmage yards as he is one game away from playing a full season, which would be the third time in his career as he spoke about how he’s feeling.</p><p>“Shoot, another eight-10 years, hopefully,” Jones said laughing when asked how much longer he wanted to keep playing. “I’m feeling good. Feeling good. This is the best I’ve felt throughout 17 games. … Continue to keep that going, rewind the clock back. … After we win the Super Bowl, get into some recovery stuff.”</p><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-vikings-must-re-sign-sam-darnold-after-breakout-2024-campaign">Vikings offense led by quarterback Sam Darnold has been effective</a> this season, Jones has been a crucial part of the equation. However, there always was a narrative that the star was injury-prone <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43259545/after-productive-season-aaron-jones-wants-finish-career-vikings" rel="noopener">which he addressed</a> during his time with the media.</p><p>“Last year I missed a handful of games,” Jones said via ESPN. “And played through injury as well. With that I guess the narrative got out that ‘He’s injury-prone and constantly injured. … [This season], I’m letting guys know that whatever I go through throughout the week, or in that game, I’m going to be ready the following Sunday.”</p><p>At any rate, the Vikings are 14-2 along with the Lions as they fight for the division on Sunday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Jones drops ‘excellent’ truth bomb on Vikings future

<!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', '/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-promising-aaron-jones-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives promising Aaron Jones injury update');   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/2024/12/Vikings-news-Kevin-OConnell-gives-promising-Aaron-Jones-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives promising Aaron Jones injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-30T13:33:09-08:00">December 30th, 1:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-30T13:33:09-08:00">December 30th, 1:33pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After being pulled from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-sam-darnolds-immediate-reaction-to-huge-week-17-performance">Week 17’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers</a>, Minnesota Vikings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reveals-aaron-jones-injury">running back Aaron Jones</a> got a positive injury update ahead of their battle against the Detroit Lions in Week 18 for the NFC North title. Though Jones was diagnosed with a quad contusion, the injury doesn’t appear to be major, and he’s <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1873821280895750180" rel="noopener">expected on the field</a> against the Lions, per Ian Rapoport on X.</p><p>“Good injury news for the #Vikings, per coach Kevin O’Connell,” Rapoport wrote. “RB Aaron Jones is doing well after a quad contusion and should play on Sunday, too.”</p><p>However, with the Lions still yet to play in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-vs-49ers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-17-2024">Monday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers</a> in Week 17, the Vikings will be watching with bated breath, planning to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC.</p><h2><b>Vikings RB Aaron Jones’ injury update good news for No. 1 seed pursuit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The stage is nearly set for what could be called the NFC North Championship Game.</p><p>While it’s unknown how the Lions will play on Monday Night Football, the Vikings’ only focus is on defeating their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-makes-expected-vikings-lions-week-18-scheduling-decision">NFC North foes in Week 18</a> to close the season and clinch the division.</p><p>Considering how well Jones’ quad has progressed since Sunday’s 27-25 win over the Packers, it appears he’ll be healthy enough to play in Week 18.</p><p>In his first season with the Vikings after seven years with the Packers, Jones is having a resurgence from 2023, eclipsing 1,000 yards with one game to go.</p><p>Having not missed a game all year, Jones’ career looks to be seeing a slight bump, as the 30-year-old has been a strong reason why this Vikings team is having such a strong season.</p><p>Through 16 games, Jones has totaled 1,471 yards from scrimmage, scoring seven touchdowns on the year.</p><p>And with journeyman Sam Darnold flashing greatness under the Vikings’ quarterback-friendly head coach, only one win keeps Minnesota from securing a first-round bye in the playoffs.</p><p>Considering how the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/minnesota-vikings-bold-predictions-2024-nfl-season">Vikings’ 2024 season was expected to go</a> before ever playing a game, they’re blowing those expectations out of the water. And with Jones looking to be active in Week 18, the Vikings’ chances of securing the No. 1 seed became even better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives promising Aaron Jones injury update

<!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', '/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reveals-aaron-jones-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell reveals Aaron Jones injury after big win vs. Packers');   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/2024/12/Kevin-OConnell-reveals-Aaron-Jones-injury-after-big-win-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell reveals Aaron Jones injury after big win vs. Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-29T18:08:48-08:00">December 29th, 6:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-29T18:10:04-08:00">December 29th, 6:10pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings noticeably needed to operate without running back Aaron Jones towards the end. Jones left late during the Vikings’ 27-25 win over the rival Green Bay Packers Sunday.</p><p>Jones, facing his former team, never returned. Turned out that was a Kevin O’Connell head <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1873542044729434434" rel="noopener">coaching decision</a>, per NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.</p><h2><b>What is Aaron Jones’ status for pivotal Week 18 Vikings game? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aaron-Jones-of-the-Vikings.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Minnesota improved to 14-2 overall in the narrow win over the Packers. The Vikings have positioned themselves to lock up the top overall seed in the NFC ahead of Week 18.</p><p>But will Jones be ready for the highly-anticipated season finale against the rival Detroit Lions? Especially with the conference’s No. 1 spot still up for grabs?</p><p>Jones <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/3042519/aaron-jones" rel="noopener">is listed as questionable</a> for the road game at Ford Field on Jan. 5. A Lions victory on Monday Night Football over the San Francisco 49ers brings forth two 14-2 teams battling for both home field advantage and the NFC North title.</p><p>If Jones manages to suit up, he’ll aim to surpass the 1,100-yard mark for the third time in his career. He’s sitting on 1,093 rushing yards through 16 games. Jones needs only 29 more yards to shatter his previous best total of 1,121 in 2022.</p><p>Minnesota beating Detroit additionally does this for Jones: Giving him his first playoffs bye week and the top seed since the 2021 season with the Packers. That Green Bay team, however, fell 13-10 on a walk-off field goal against the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>The Vikings, meanwhile, are one win away from matching a franchise record 15 regular season victories for the first time since 1998. That occurred when Randy Moss was a rookie wide receiver, plus Minnesota was led by the late Dennis Green as head coach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell reveals Aaron Jones injury after big win vs. Packers

<!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', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-nostradamus-after-training-camp-message-mom-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed');   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/2024/12/Aaron-Jones-looks-like-Nostradamus-after-training-camp-message-to-mom-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T07:54:19-08:00">December 17th, 7:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T07:54:19-08:00">December 17th, 7:54am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the most pleasant surprises in the NFL this season. Minnesota is 12-2 after getting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-vs-vikings-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-15">a huge division win over Chicago on Monday Night Football</a>. Now the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-rams-take-control-of-nfc-west-in-week-15">Vikings are tied with the Lions and Eagles atop the NFC</a> playoff standings.</p><p>During the offseason, seemingly nobody <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-game-by-game-predictions-after-2024-nfl-schedule-release">pegged the Vikings as a contender in the NFC</a>. That never stopped Vikings running back Aaron Jones from believing.</p><p>NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero asked Jones to <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1868883586247708823" rel="noopener">recall a statement he made to his mother</a> before the start of the 2024 season.</p><p>“Not a lot of people would have had this Vikings team being 12-2,” Pelissero said. “But I remember you told your mom back in camp that you thought there was something special with this group. What did you see that everybody else missed?”</p><p>“Just a hungry group of men in the locker room,” Jones replied. “A lot of us on [one-year deals], you’ve got to go out there and prove yourself.”</p><p>Jones has had an incredible 2024 campaign with the Vikings. He has 215 attempts for 979 yards with five touchdowns with three games left to play. Jones is pacing towards his personal best for rushing yards in a season, with 1,121 during the 2022 season with the Packers.</p><p>“When nobody believes in you but the guys around you, that’s powerful,” Jones concluded. “And if everybody believes, we can accomplish a lot of things.”</p><p>If Jones keeps playing at a high level, there’s no telling how far the Vikings could go in the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Vikings’ big Week 15 win against the Bears on MNF</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones-33-reacts-after-a-touchdown-run.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Vikings are thrilled to have gotten a big win on Monday Night Football. It was an important win and it never looked in doubt throughout the whole game.</p><p>Chicago <a href="https://africa.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401671489" rel="noopener">did not score until the second half</a> when it was already 13-0 in Minnesota’s favor.</p><p>Aaron Jones also spoke with Pelissero about how Minnesota took over the game in the second half. They repelled a comeback attempt by the Bears and cruised to another NFC North victory.</p><p>“I think we just came out and in the second half we started executing better,” Jones told Tom Pelissero after the game. “Started moving the ball on the second series. Our defense came out light-out all night ready to play, taking the ball away. They let us go out there and be able to run the ball as well, feel like that opened up a lot of things.”</p><p>The Vikings also received a strong performance from their defense, which helped lead to the victory. Minnesota sacked Caleb Williams twice, including one strip sack that led to a Vikings touchdown shortly afterwards.</p><p>The pressure is on Minnesota to keep winning games to have a chance at an NFC North title.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/schedule/upcoming">Vikings is a Week 16 matchup against the Seahawks</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed

<!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', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-fans-spider-man-celebration-milestone-touchdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown');   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/2024/12/THUMBNAILAaron-Jones-hits-fans-with-SpiderMan-celebration-after-milestone-touchdown.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T07:02:42-08:00">December 17th, 7:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T07:04:07-08:00">December 17th, 7:04am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings had quite a night on Monday. They extended their win streak to seven games <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-jason-kelce-challenge-caleb-williams-vikings" rel="noopener">following a Week 15 demolition of the hapless Chicago Bears</a> at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis via a score of 30-12.</p><p>The evening was made even more memorable for running back Aaron Jones when he found the end zone in the third period for a one-yard score — which was also the 50th rushing touchdown in his NFL career.</p><p>After scoring the touchdown, Jones immediately leaped into the stand as though he was doing a Lambeau Field just like in his old days with the Green Bay Packers. Only this time, it was a little different, one with a Spider-Man twist in it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Jones really hit the Spider-Man celly on his 50th TD 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/HXtQineqIG">pic.twitter.com/HXtQineqIG</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1868862374813266296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones’ unique celly also generated buzz online.</p><p>“He was ready to fly right at this moment. lol,” <a href="https://x.com/PreludeMeta/status/1868862493155901568" rel="noopener">reacted</a> a fan.</p><p>Another one <a href="https://x.com/PrizePicks/status/1868863957240512919" rel="noopener">commented</a>: “his spidey senses were on tn.”</p><p>“Aaron Jones out here catching TDs and flipping through his web of celebrations! 🔥” an X user <a href="https://x.com/UtdNFN/status/1868863578650169643" rel="noopener">posted</a>.</p><p>“He tried climbing up and he couldn’t so he turned around and did this lmao,” <a href="https://x.com/Bluntster/status/1868862491213938865" rel="noopener">joked</a> another fan.</p><p>A <a href="https://x.com/AnaPin0/status/1868888794788946093" rel="noopener">different comment</a> read: “Aaron Jones said: ‘With great power comes great celebrations”</p><h2><b>Aaron Jones is having a solid 2024 season with the Vikings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones-33-reacts-after-a-touchdown-run.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-grading-aaron-jones-1-year-7-million-contract-with-minnesota">30-year-old Jones, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Vikings </a>in the offseason, finished the Bears game with 86 rushing yards on 18 carries to go along with a pair of receptions on three targets for 20 receiving yards.</p><p>Through 14 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, Jones already has 979 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 215 rushing attempts, easily surpassing his totals in his final season with the Packers. In 2023, Jones only racked up a total of 656 rushing yards and two touchdowns, though, it is worth noting that he only had 142 carries and appeared in just 11 games that season.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1868872803346436160" rel="noopener">Another milestone</a> hit by Jones in the Bears game was noted by StatMuse, which shared that he is only “One of ten players with 50+ Rush TD and 20+ Rec TD since the merger.”</p><p>In addition to his 50 career NFL rushing touchdowns, Jones also has 20 receiving touchdowns. He’s yet to catch a TD with the Vikings, but he might get one in Week 16 when the Vikings lock horns with the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown

<!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', '/vikings-news-vikings-aaron-jones-brutally-honest-costly-fumble-win-over-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears');   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/2024/11/Aaron-Jones-gets-brutally-honest-on-costly-fumble-after-win-over-Bears.jpg"><figcaption>11/24/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T17:03:46-08:00">November 24th, 5:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T17:03:46-08:00">November 24th, 5:03pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reveals-sam-darnolds-request-after-injury-vs-bears">Minnesota Vikings appeared to have</a> full control of their Week 12 game against the Chicago Bears. Aaron Jones ran for 106 yards and a touchdown and the Vikings had an 11-point lead with two minutes to play. But instead of finishing the game with a solid road win, the Vikings were forced to go to overtime when the Bears delivered something of a miracle rally.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Jones joined me post-game. We talked about the resilient victory, but listen to his raw humility regarding his first quarter goal line fumble… </p><p>“I told Coach thank you for sticking with me…”</p><p>Aaron Jones is one of one💪<a href="https://twitter.com/NFLGameDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLGameDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SKOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SKOL</a> <a href="https://t.co/w6mQauWgFY">pic.twitter.com/w6mQauWgFY</a></p><p>— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyDales/status/1860834265811825149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bears had all the momentum in the extra session, but the Vikings stopped the Bears on the opening possession of the overtime. Quarterback Sam Darnold then drove the Vikings to a game-winning 29-yard field goal by John Parker Romo, and that allowed the Vikings to come away with a 30-27 victory.</p><p>Jones was thrilled to see his team come away with the win after Chicago’s late rally. He said that’s what good teams do when they face adversity. He was also pleased that his first-quarter fumble near the Chicago goal line did not cost his team.</p><p>Jones had two big runs on the opening possession but he lost the ball at the Bears 1-yard line when defensive back Jonathan Owens forced a loose ball and also recovered it. Jones appeared disconsolate on the sidelines, and he explained why to NFL.com reporter Stacey Dales.</p><p>“I wanted to get into the end zone and you lose the ball,” <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyDales/status/1860834265811825149?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">Jones said</a>. “Those are the things that get you fired. I can’t do that. I got to be better than that and I told coach (Kevin O’Connell) thanks for sticking with me.”</p><h2><b>Vikings continue to chase Lions in NFC North</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Aaron-Jones-had-a-big-day-in-Minnesotas-victory-over-the-Bears.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-bears-matt-eberflus-ripped-pathetic-ot-defense-loss-vikings">The Vikings (9-2) have been</a> one of the best teams in the NFL this season, and that’s a major surprise to many observers and fans. The Vikings tied for third place in the NFC North last with the Bears as both teams were 7-10. Most expected the Vikings to finish last this season.</p><p>However, O’Connell and his team got off to a 5-0 start, and after dropping a pair of close games to the Lions and Los Angeles Rams, they have rebounded with four consecutive victories.</p><p>In addition to Jones, Darnold had a big game for the Vikings. He completed 22 of 34 passes for 330 yards and he threw a pair of TD passes and did not throw an interception.</p><p>Second-year wideout Jordan Addison caught 8 of 9 targets for 162 yards and 1 touchdown. Tight end T.J. Hockenson, who was Darnold’s main weapon during the overtime period, caught 7 passes for 114 yards.</p><p>The Bears blanketed superstar wideout Justin Jefferson and he was held to 2-27, but the Vikings clearly had enough weapons to overcome their hosts and maintain their spot in second place in the NFC North.</p><p>The Vikings return home in Week 13 where they will host the Arizona Cardinals.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears

<!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', '/vikings-news-sam-darnold-aaron-jones-week-11-titans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans');   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/2024/11/Vikings-news-Sam-Darnold-Aaron-Jones-good-to-go-for-Week-11-vs.-Titans.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T12:40:58-08:00">November 15th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T17:05:25-08:00">November 15th, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings had quarterback Sam Darnold (right hand) and running back Aaron Jones (ribs) pop up on this week’s injury report as limited practice participants earlier in the week. Luckily for the 7-2 Vikes, both Darnold and Jones will play in Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Minnesota has no injury designations heading into their upcoming road matchup.</p><p>Darnold is coming off his worst game of the season. He completed 24-of-38 passes for 241 yards and three interceptions against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jones finished the game with 19 touches for 101 combined yards.</p><p>The Vikings are 3-0 against the AFC South with wins against the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Jaguars.</p><h2><b>Vikings hold No. 5 seed in NFC playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vikings-Sam-Darnold-passing-to-Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If the playoffs began today, Minnesota would be on the road against the No. 4 Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings are in great shape, and they currently have a 92% chance of making the postseason.</p><p>It’s not all good news out of Minnesota, though. Rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-second-knee-surgery">J.J. McCarthy was forced to go under the knife</a> with a follow-up surgery. Thankfully, there is no change to his recovery timeline.</p><p>“As his rehab has picked up, we noticed a little swelling in there… Just wanted to make sure there was no cause for concern and all reports were very positive. He’s on the original timeline in good shape,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said, via Adam Schefter on X.</p><p>The Vikings will likely need McCarthy next year, as Darnold is on a one-year deal. Six teams are rumored to be possibilities next season if the veteran departs, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano.</p><p>“I doubt Darnold ends up back in Minnesota, where the Vikings want to have the decks cleared for J.J. McCarthy once their first-round pick is healthy again,” said Graziano. “Never say never, of course, and if McCarthy’s recovery from his knee injury is delayed, who knows? But my guess is someone will want to pay Darnold more than the Vikings, given McCarthy’s status as their future starter.</p><p>“Let’s go with the Titans. I’ve identified at least six teams that either need a bridge quarterback or could entertain the notion soon,” said ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. “The Titans are in the latter category. Will Levis has the next eight games to show he can be the long-term answer at quarterback. Maybe he proves the Titans right. But if his penchant for interceptions reemerges, the Titans will need contingencies in 2025. Darnold is a proven commodity who would give Tennessee a bridge starter option while it continues to develop Levis or selects a quarterback high in the 2025 draft. So in this scenario, he would be the starter for coach Brian Callahan.”</p><p>“Many teams — the Panthers, Colts, Raiders, Browns and possibly the Jets — face a similar plight. Do any of those make sense for Darnold? Or is a return to Minnesota still on the table?”</p><p>The Vikings travel to Nashville to face the Titans in Week 11 on Sunday, November 17, at 1:00 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans

<!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', '/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-update-aaron-jones-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives optimistic Aaron Jones injury update for Titans game');   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/2024/11/Vikings-news-Kevin-OConnell-provides-optimistic-Aaron-Jones-injury-update-for-Titans-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives optimistic Aaron Jones injury update for Titans game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T17:20:38-08:00">November 11th, 5:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T17:20:38-08:00">November 11th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell gave a major update on the status of star running back Aaron Jones. Minnesota will play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday to keep pace with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-dan-campbell-victory-speech-texans-fans-hyped">red-hot Detroit Lions</a> in the NFC North. But the Vikings’ ugly win against the Jacksonville Jaguars to get to 7-2 came at a cost. Quarterback Sam Darnold had his worst game of the season with three interceptions, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-leaves-cart-jaguars">Aaron Jones left the game on a cart</a> with a rib injury.</p><p>Despite this huge scare, Minnesota’s head coach gave an optimistic outlook on the running back’s status. According to ESPN Minnesota Vikings reporter Kevin Seifert, Kevin O’Connell confirmed Aaron Jones <a href="https://x.com/SeifertESPN/status/1856053412162371765" rel="noopener">will most likely be limited</a> in practice and play against Tennessee.</p><h2><b>The Vikings have legit chance at NFC’s No. 1 seed </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This news is huge for a team that has had a very surprising year. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/minnesota-vikings-bold-predictions-2024-nfl-season">Minnesota Vikings entered this season with tempered expectations</a> amid an uncertain quarterback situation. Fortunately, Sam Darnold outperformed those expectations and led the team to a dominant 5-0 start. Still, the Vikings have come back down to earth with a 2-2 record ever since.</p><p>Jones, one of the main contributors to Minnesota’s top ten offense, has rushed for 653 yards through Week 10. He’s played all nine regular-season contests for his new team this season. With six very winnable games coming up, the Vikings will need their star tailback to be healthy and productive to keep pace in the NFC North.</p><p>Kevin O’Connell’s team is set to face the Tennesee Titans, Chicago Bears twice, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, and Seattle Seahawks through Week 16. But Minnesota’s offense will have to get back on track if it wants to win these games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-vikings-accomplish-feat-not-seen-since-2006-ugly-win-jaguars">The Vikings set an ugly offensive record against the Jaguars</a> despite outgaining their opponent by more than 200 yards.</p><p>Looking at the bigger picture, after Detroit’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-dan-campbell-victory-speech-texans-fans-hyped">shocking win over the Houston Texans, the Lions seem poised</a> to continue their winning ways. Because of this, there’s a chance that the NFC North and the entire NFC conference will come down to the January 5th game at Ford Field—an opportunity that Aaron Jones and company would love to have after their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-lions-pull-feat-not-done-90-years-win-over-vikings">shocking loss to the Lions earlier this season</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives optimistic Aaron Jones injury update for Titans game

<!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', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-leaves-cart-jaguars');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones leaves on cart vs. Jaguars');   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/2024/11/Aaron-Jones-leaves-on-cart-vs.-Jaguars.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones leaves on cart vs. Jaguars</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-10T12:37:04-08:00">November 10th, 12:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-10T14:02:47-08:00">November 10th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings were in a tight battle with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but they may have lost one of their key offensive players for the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-clarity-injury-ahead-week-7">Aaron Jones was carted off</a> after taking a <a href="https://x.com/FantasyInjuryT/status/1855703608526086332" rel="noopener">shot to the ribs</a>, and the hope is that the injury isn’t serious.</p><p>The Vikings were able to do X-rays on Jones, and everything came out clean on his chest.</p><p>Jones was having a solid game, rushing for 71 yards, and has had a good season overall in his first year with the Vikings. If Jones has to miss any time, Cam Akers will most likely take over the starting spot, as he was a recent addition to the team after being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/viking-reunite-with-cam-akers-via-texans-trade">traded from the Houston Texans</a>.</p><h2>Aaron Jones having solid season with Vikings</h2><p>Earlier in the season, Aaron Jones noted how much fun he was having with the Vikings after signing with them in free agency.</p><p>“I’m having a blast. This is probably the most fun I am having in my career,” Jones said. “We have a great group of guys in the locker room, great coaches and great fans. They affected the game many time. It was close to 100 decibels in here, and that’s crazy. I’ve never seen that. Everyone has a piece of what’s going on here.”</p><p>The Vikings have been one of the surprise teams of the year, and Sam Darnold has turned the team around with his play on offense. Not only has the offense been clicking, but the defense has played well, too, and was one of the best units in football earlier this season.</p><p>Jones has dealt with some injuries throughout the season, but he’s been healthy for the most part. The Vikings should still be in good shape without Jones, as Cam Akers has shown the ability to lead a backfield at times. It’ll be interesting to see what Jones’ status is in the upcoming week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones leaves on cart vs. Jaguars

<!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', '/vikings-news-minnesota-gets-mixed-bag-aaron-jones-tj-hockenson-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings get mixed bag of Aaron Jones, T.J. 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Hockenson injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-19T09:26:47-07:00">October 19th, 9:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-19T12:11:14-07:00">October 19th, 12:11pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Along with the defending two-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, the Minnesota Vikings are one of the final two unbeaten teams standing, a shock to many around the league who anticipated that the Vikes could potentially be among the league’s worst teams.</p><p>A 5-0 start, just the ninth in Vikings franchise history, indicates otherwise, though an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-vikings-reasons-concern-after-close-victory-over-jets-london">uneven performance against the New York Jets two weeks ago</a> cast some doubt on just <i>how </i><i>real </i>Minnesota actually is. Starting quarterback Sam Darnold looked shaky for the first time all season, and Minnesota nearly let a 17-0 lead slip away. To make matters worse, one of their top offensive weapons in Aaron Jones was forced out of the game early with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-picks-up-hip-injury-in-contest-vs-jets">hamstring injury</a>.</p><p>Fortunately for the Vikings, a Week 6 bye offered Jones some extra time to recuperate without having to miss a game. Earlier this week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-clarity-injury-ahead-week-7">Jones provided reporters with more information regarding his injury</a>, explaining that he planned to practice on Thursday and Friday, and was hopeful he’d be able to play in the team’s upcoming high-stakes NFC North clash against the Detroit Lions.</p><p>While the injury news regarding Jones sounds good, the same isn’t necessarily true for tight end T.J. Hockenson. The veteran pass catcher signed a four-year contract extension with the Vikings ahead of the 2023 season, but saw his first full campaign in Minnesota cut short after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reaction-tj-hockenson-knee-injury">suffering ACL and MCL tears in Week 16 last year against these Detroit Lions</a>. He began the season on the PUP list, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-minnesota-makes-crucial-tj-hockenson-move-before-week-5">made a return to practice in early October</a> with hopes of being able to play against his former team.</p><p>On Saturday morning, ESPN’s NFL insider Jeremy Fowler <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1847660814020317349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1847660814020317349%7Ctwgr%5E687ccbaa10d63830852dcd0ddce926f7d54d3e49%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3081973action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">shed some light</a> on whether Vikings fans should expect to see Jones and Hockenson on Sunday afternoon.</p><p>“Aaron Jones here in Minnesota, they are optimistic that he can come back. Had a little bit of a hamstring this week, they’re going to see how he feels over the weekend. He’s listed as questionable for that huge clash with the Detroit Lions, but I was told he’s feeling pretty good. They’re hopeful. T.J. Hockenson, the tight end, has been injured dating back to last year, might be an uphill battle to play this week.” – Jeremy Fowler, SportsCenter</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SportsCenter</a> early this AM with <a href="https://twitter.com/RandyScottESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandyScottESPN</a> </p><p>-Russell Wilson trending toward starting, but what about a Justin Fields package?<br>-Bye week a natural time for McCaffrey to ramp up <br>-Aaron Jones progressing, while T.J. Hockenson much need another week. <a href="https://t.co/RaK8BxbPQ4">pic.twitter.com/RaK8BxbPQ4</a></p><p>— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1847660814020317349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After back-to-back practices in which he was a limited participant, it sounds like Jones will, barring a setback during pregame warmups, not have to miss any time due to the injury he suffered in London. Conversely, the Vikings will continue to slow play Hockenson’s eventual return to the field. But against a Lions defense that is coming off a dominant performance against the Dallas Cowboys last week, Darnold will need all of the help he can get.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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