Minnesota Vikings Veteran Calls Out Packers Cheap Shot

By Ted Schwerzler |

Updated: Dec 30, 2024

Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings — Credit: Mark Hoffman/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

The Minnesota Vikings played a highly anticipated game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. With Minnesota emerging victorious, they have set up arguably the greatest regular season game in franchise history. They may have to do so without edge rusher Patrick Jones II, though.

Tucker Kraft went low against Minnesota Vikings

With the Green Bay Packers on offense and a run dialed up for Josh Jacobs, tight end Tucker Kraft went in motion. He switched sides on the offensive line and chopped Vikings edge Patrick Jones II below the knees. Teammate Jonathan Greenard called it out immediately.

Dude motioned from 30 yards away to STILL cut him. Pathetic. Be a man block up high. @NFL get rid of this block PLEASE. https://t.co/x6XP1Us9ji
— Jonathan Greenard (@jongreenard7) December 30, 2024

The block was technically legal with it taking place within the tackle box, but it doesn’t make it any less dirty. Kraft could have opted to block Jones up high and push him out of the play. That’s the argument that Greenard is making, and one that the NFL should take into account.

Greenard has seen his fair share of NFL football with 64 games under his belt. That makes it all the more laughable for random Twitter users to be arguing in his mentions.

Patrick Jones II has played in 15 games for Minnesota this season and started one. He has career-high’s across the board including seven sacks, 39 tackles, nine for losses, and 12 quarterback hits.

It is the production that Jones has provided that kept rookie Dallas Turner on the bench for so long. After leaving the game with a knee injury, it’s unlikely that Jones will be available next week against Detroit. It will be on Greenard and Turner to fill the void alongside Andrew Van Ginkel.

It’s truly terrible that chop blocks are legalized in certain situations. They never look any less dirty, and it’s the same sort of play that Kerby Joseph used on T.J. Hockenson to blow out his knee last season.