With RB Aaron Jones headed to IR, Vikings to sign Cam Akers, QB Desmond Ridder - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

With RB Aaron Jones headed to IR, Vikings to sign Cam Akers, QB Desmond Ridder - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

EAGAN, Minn. — The hits keep coming for the Minnesota Vikings. A day after coach Kevin O’Connell broke the news about J.J. McCarthy’s high ankle sprain, which is expected to keep the quarterback out of Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the team will place running back Aaron Jones on injured reserve, according to a league source.

Vikings sign Cam Akers after Aaron Jones suffered a hamstring injury

Vikings sign Cam Akers after Aaron Jones suffered a hamstring injury - originally posted on Sportslens.com In Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, the Vikings lost 22-6 to the Falcons. Minnesota came out of that loss with injuries to its top offensive players. One of them was starting QB J.J. McCarthy.  The other major loss for the Vikings after Week 2 was RB Aaron Jones. He suffered a hamstring injury and has landed on the IR for Minnesota. Backup RB…