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Jones (knee) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks. Jones upgraded to a full session Friday after beginning the Vikings' week of practice with consecutive limited outings, indicating that he's ready to play in Sunday's contest. The 26-year-old pass rusher has recorded 7.0 sacks and one forced fumble in 13 games this season and is expected to cause problems for a struggling Seahawks offensive line in Week 16.
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Jones (knee) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Jones has been dealing with a knee injury since early December and didn't play Week 14 against Atlanta. He returned to action this past Monday against the Bears, though, and logged three tackles while playing 28 percent of Minnesota's defensive snaps. It's not clear if Jones has had a setback or if the Vikings are simply managing the knee issue, though it's worth noting that he put together an LP/FP/FP practice progression last week and entered the weekend without an injury designation.
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Jones (knee) was a full participant in Friday's practice. The Pittsburgh product missed the Vikings' Week 14 win over the Falcons due to a knee injury, but Friday's full practice suggests he's now recovered from the issue. With Jones back to full health, he's expected to serve as Minnesota's top backup edge rusher in a Week 15 matchup against the Bears on Monday night.
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Jones (knee) was estimated to be a limited participant at the Vikings' walkthrough Thursday. Jones was forced to miss the team's Week 14 win over the Falcons with a knee injury, so his limited participation is a good sign. He'll look to increase his workload at the team's two practices prior to Monday's matchup with the Bears.
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Jones (knee) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Jihad Ward is likely to see an increase in defensive snaps while serving as a rotational linebacker behind starters Andrew Van Ginkel (thigh) and Jonathan Greenard. Dallas Turner will likely get a larger role as well.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @NYG | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | SF | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | HOU | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @GB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | NYJ | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | DET | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @LAR | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | IND | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @JAC | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @TEN | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | @CHI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | ARI | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||