Let’s get the week started
It’s Wednesday, and around the National Football League that means it’s time for the first injury reports of the week. Both the Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings have released their initial reports ahead of their Week 3 matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium, so let’s see who’s dealing with injuries to start the week.
Houston Texans
Did Not Participate
- CB Kris Boyd (hip)
- WR Nico Collins (hip/calf)
- DT Folorunso Fatukasi (shoulder)
- RB Joe Mixon (ankle)
- OL Jarrett Patterson (calf)
- RB Dameon Pierce (hamstring)
- OL Juice Scruggs (groin)
Limited Participation
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair (shin)
- TE Dalton Schulz (ankle)
- S M.J. Stewart (knee)
Full Participation
No players listed
The Texans have quite a few names on their injury report to start the week. There seems to be the most pessimism about Mixon thus far after he hurt an ankle on Sunday Night Football against Chicago. Both Mixon and Pierce being on the injury report would seem to increase the likelihood that Cam Akers can get in on the “revenge” narrative that has surrounded this game given the players on each side who have crossed over. Seeing Collins on the injured list is a bit of a surprise, but my guess is that he’ll be alright by Sunday.
Minnesota Vikings
Did Not Participate
- WR Jordan Addison (ankle)
- OT Brian O’Neill (elbow)
- OLB Dallas Turner (knee)
Limited Participation
- C Garrett Bradbury (knee)
- WR Justin Jefferson (quad)
- RB Aaron Jones (hip)
- LB Ivan Pace Jr. (quad)
- OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (foot)
Full Participation
- G Ed Ingram (tricep)
- WR Jalen Nailor (ankle)
Pretty full report for the Vikings to start the week as well. Kevin O’Connell still doesn’t sound terribly optimistic about Addison being back for this one but we’ll see how things change through the week. We’ll have to keep an eye on Turner, too, and hope that his knee injury isn’t too serious. The team appears to be taking things easy with Jefferson early on in the week but he said that he was going to be out there on Sunday so I’m inclined to believe him.
Those are your first injury reports of the week for the Vikings and the Texans, folks. Plenty of potential storylines here and we’ll be keeping an eye on them over the course of this week.
