JJ McCarthy, Aaron Jones both likely to miss Week 3 with injuries

The Minnesota Vikings may have just had the worst Week 2 imaginable. Minnesota lost 22-6 against Atlanta on Sunday Night Football in a game where the offense could not function. But the situation went from bad to worse after a series of injury updates on Monday.

The Vikings are anticipating that both JJ McCarthy and Aaron Jones will miss Week 3 with injuries, per The Athletic’s Alec Lewis.

McCarthy was sore on Monday morning with an ankle sprain. Meanwhile, Jones is unlikely to play in Week 3 because of a hamstring injury, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert.

To make matters worse, Minnesota’s offensive line is banged up too.

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed that both center Ryan Kelly and left tackle Justin Skule are in concussion protocol. O’Connell noted that the early signs are positive, but there’s no way to know now if they’ll be able to play against the Bengals.

More on this story to come.

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