Final Minnesota Vikings Injury Report: Latest on Harrison Smith, Stephon Gilmore, Others
On Sunday the Minnesota Vikings will take on the Seattle Seahawks in a game they need to win. If there is hope to chase down the top overall seed, then knocking off the 8-6 NFC West foe is a must. After a week of practice, the final injury report has dropped.
Unlike Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks, Kevin O’Connell’s Vikings look to be in relatively good shape. Minnesota has avoided serious injury complications for most of the year and that trend continues. The good news for Minnesota is that Stephon Gilmore does not carry an injury designation this week.
The 34-year-old CB has missed the last two weeks with a calf injury, but he’s ready to rock against whatever quarterback Seattle throws the Vikings’ way. The timing couldn’t be better, as Gilmore’s replacement the last couple weeks, Fabian Moreau, has been ruled out.
Final Minnesota Vikings injury report brings mixed news
Rookie Jalen Redmond, who’s been gaining more and more playing time in recent weeks, will join Moreau in street clothes Sunday, after suffering a concussion vs the Bears. Redmond has played in 11 of the Minnesota Vikings’ first 14 games this season. He’s recorded one sack, 15 tackles and 6 tackles for loss.
Veteran safety Harrison Smith has been on the injury report all week, but concern over his status for Sunday grew, when he went from a limited participant on Wednesday, to a DNP on Thursday. He has been given a questionable designation for Sunday, but head coach Kevin O’Connell sounded optimistic about his chances of suiting up.
Same can be said about the only other “Questionable” designation, C.J. Ham, who hasn’t been on the practice report all week, until he showed up Friday.
Final #MINvsSEA injury report
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 20, 2024
OUT: Fabian Moreau and Jalen Redmond
QUESTIONABLE: C.J. Ham and Harrison Smith pic.twitter.com/DG62DgjqZ2
After coming on in relief of Gilmore against the Cardinals, Moreau played 53% and 46% of the defense snaps the past two weeks. Gilmore will gobble those all up once again, and rookie Dwight McGlothern will look to improve upon the ten defensive snaps he received against the Bears.
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With Redmond out we could see the first game action for seventh round pick Levi Drake Rodriguez. We’ll see if he is made active, in Redmond’s place. What quarterback the Minnesota Vikings defense will see Sunday is no longer up in the air.
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Seattle Seahawks starting QB Geno Smith injured his knee, late against the Green Bay Packers in week 15. He was forced to leave the contest. But while Geno may not be 100%, he will be active.
#Seahawks injury report for Sunday's game vs. Minnesota. Geno Smith and Kenneth Walker III are good to go: pic.twitter.com/RXsDWVt7Dc
— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) December 20, 2024
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That also goes for running back Kenneth Walker III, who has missed multiple games due to a calf injury. He teams up in the backfield with second-year runner, Zach Charbonnet. If there is concern over Smith’s health, and the Vikings’ interior offensive line without Redmond, we could see a lot of that Seattle running back tandem.
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