The Cardinals placed Keys (undisclosed) on injured reserve Saturday.
Keys likely sustained the injury in Thursday's preseason win over the Raiders. The linebacker was on the roster bubble, and the move to IR ends his bid to make the team. Keys will now spend the entirety of the 2026 regular season on IR unless he is waived with an injury settlement.
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Vikings' Austin Keys: Estimated as full practice
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Keys (ankle) was listed as a full participant on Monday's estimated practice report.
Keys was inactive for Sunday's win over the Giants but appears to be ready to return to the lineup following the one-game absence. The linebacker has logged 191 of his 199 snaps on special teams this season.
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Vikings' Austin Keys: Not playing Week 16
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Keys (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Keys posted an LP-LP-FP practice log during Week 16 prep while working through an ankle injury, but he has not been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups. He's mostly served on special teams this season, but his absence means the Vikings will have less depth at inside linebacker behind Blake Cashman and Eric Wilson. Keys' next opportunity to play is Christmas Day against the Lions.
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Vikings' Austin Keys: Will play Week 3
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Keys (groin) is active for Sunday's game against Cincinnati.
A groin injury prevented Keys from playing against the Falcons in Week 2, but he has been cleared to play Sunday after logging limited practices this past week. Keys played solely on special teams during the Vikings' Week 1 victory over the Bears and will likely reprise that role Week 3.
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Vikings' Austin Keys: Inactive for Week 2
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Keys (groin) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.
Keys popped up on Friday's practice report due to a groin issue. He was a full participant in that session, but the injury appears to have worsened over the weekend, and the undrafted rookie will observe Sunday night's game in street clothes. Keys played exclusively on special teams during the Vikings' Week 1 win over the Bears, but his absence leaves rookie sixth-rounder Kobe King as the lone backup inside linebacker behind Eric Wilson and Ivan Pace.
