The Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers have issued their final injury reports along with injury designations for their game on Sunday in Dublin. Here they are:
Minnesota Vikings
- QB J.J. McCarthy, Ankle, OUT
- LG Donovan Jackson, Wrist, OUT
- OLB Andrew Van Ginkel, Neck, OUT
- TE Ben Yurosek, Knee, OUT
What has been a long and varied injury report for the Vikings has become short and simple. The four above are ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Steelers with no other injury designations. Kevin O’Connell said that Van Ginkel’s neck injury isn’t a long-term or ongoing thing and that they were just being cautious in ruling him out for Sunday’s game. Not sure the extent of Yurosek’s knee injury, but McCarthy and Jackson should be good to go after the bye week.
Pittsburgh Steelers
- OLB Alex Highsmith, Ankle, OUT
- CB Joey Porter Jr., Hamstring, QUESTIONABLE
- RB Jaylen Warren, Knee, QUESTIONABLE
- TE Jonnu Smith, Hip, QUESTIONABLE
For the Steelers, safety DeShon Elliott, who has missed two games with a knee injury and was limited a couple days in practice this week will play on Sunday without an injury designation. Joey Porter Jr., who has also missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, remained limited all week in practice and is questionable on Sunday. That probably means either he will be inactive or limited in his snap count on Sunday.
There was also a couple surprises from the Steelers on Friday as Jaylen Warren and Jonnu Smith, who had been listed as limited and having veteran days off this week, showed up as limited on Friday with knee and hip injuries. Both are now questionable for Sunday. Warren in particular would be a key loss as the Steelers try to get their ground game going this season. In any case, the Steelers will be without Highsmith and possibly Joey Porter Jr. again defensively.
Bottom line, the Vikings continue to add rather than subtract from their starting roster as key players return from injury and suspension. The Steelers progress getting players back is a bit slower this week but we’ll have to wait until Sunday to get a clearer picture.
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