The primary objective of every preseason game is to just make it through without any significant injuries. Unfortunately for the Minnesota Vikings, it looks like they might not have met that first objective in their preseason opener against the New York Giants.
During the second quarter of the preseason opener, the Vikings had to call on the cart for safety/linebacker Jamal Adams, who appears to have suffered some sort of a leg injury on a play where the Giants scored a touchdown. The nature of the injury has not been disclosed at the present time.
Adams signed with the Vikings a couple of weeks ago and originally started as a linebacker, but was moved back to the safety spot by Brian Flores and was apparently being used all over the defense. His role has apparently not been completely defined yet.
Adams spent last season with the Las Vegas Raiders and played all seventeen games after dealing with a litany of injuries over previous seasons. He seems to be the sort of player that Flores could use in all sorts of different ways in his defense.
Once we get an update on what sort of injury Adams has suffered, we will update this post. For now, we will just be hoping that it isn’t as serious as it appears to be at first glance. Keep your fingers crossed, folks.