The Minnesota Vikings placed linebacker Jamal Adams on season-ending injured reserve, the team announced Monday.
Adams was carted off after suffering a non-contact right knee injury during the Vikings’ preseason opener against the New York Giants on Saturday at MetLife Stadium.
Minnesota signed the 30-year-old three-time Pro Bowler to a one-year deal in July after he appeared in all 17 games for the Raiders last season.
Following their 13-10 win over the Giants, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell had high praise for Adams and his impact on the team.
“Yeah, I told the team after the game that this guy’s come in and just impacted our organization,” O’Connell said. “He’s energy every day, affecting people in a positive way. I love, we absolutely love his play style, his compete. I mean, he was genuinely carving out a significant role for himself, and he was doing that just by totally being all in on the process and a part of (defensive coordinator Brian Flores) Flo’s defense. So, there’s a lot of guys in there that are crushed for him. We don’t know exactly what it is yet, but we are going to wrap our arms around him, top to bottom in our organization, and we’re going to support him, because he’s earned a lot of people’s respect in a very short amount of time, and that’s what he deserves, and I know that’s how our players and coaches feel.”
Adams, who was the sixth overall pick by the New York Jets in the 2017 NFL Draft out of LSU, had previous stops with the Detroit Lions (2024), Tennessee Titans (2024), Seattle Seahawks (2020-23) and Jets (2017-19). He has appeared in 102 games with 87 starts, recording 546 total tackles, including 55 for loss, 22.5 sacks, 44 quarterback hits, four interceptions, 36 passes defensed, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in nine seasons.
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