- Official report
- Dated
- History
Aaron Jones Injury update
Clear information and real context: practice participation, game designation and the inactive list, each reported separately and checked against the official report.
- Practice
- Designation
- Inactive list
Game status
Knee injury: no game designation yet.
As of 23 September 2026. Hurt in the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win at Chicago on 20 September 2026; he returned to the game and finished it wearing a knee brace. ESPN — Week 2 knee injury report, FantasyPros — practice update
Next game: Week 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27 September 2026, 4:05 p.m. ET. Buccaneers.com — Week 3 game details
Return date: None published.
Practice participation and game designation are reported separately. This entry is dated; anything older than the latest official report does not settle availability.
Status by item
- Practice participation
- Held out of Wednesday practice (23 Sep)Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Jones would not practice Wednesday and that the team would "see if we can pick up his workload as the week goes on."
- Game designation
- Not issued yet.No game designation yet. The final injury report of the week, published on Friday, sets it.
- Inactive list
- Not verified.Confirmed only shortly before kickoff.
Injury history
Aaron Jones injury history
Every injury since 2017 that cost him games, plus the current one — newest first. Not a substitute for this week’s official report above.
Knee — Week 2 at Chicago
Hurt his knee in the fourth quarter of the 9-3 win over the Bears after 16 carries for 85 yards; he returned to finish the game in a knee brace with 23 carries for 105 yards. Held out of practice on Wednesday 23 September; availability for Week 3 at Tampa Bay is undecided.
ESPN — Week 2 knee injury report, FantasyPros — practice update
Hip strain · 1 game missed
Hip (inguinal) strain in the Week 17 Christmas Day game against Detroit.
Hamstring — injured reserve · 4 games missed
Suffered a hamstring injury in the Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and was placed on injured reserve that week. Activated after the minimum four-game absence.
MCL sprain (Grade 2) · 3 games missed
Sprained the MCL in his knee in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Hamstring · 2 games missed
Hamstring injury in the Week 1 opener at Chicago.
Calf strain · 2 games missed
Calf strain during the week after the Week 6 game at Tampa Bay.
MCL sprain (Grade 2) · 2 games missed
Knee MCL sprain in Week 15 at Chicago that ended his 2018 season.
MCL sprain (Grade 2) · 2 games missed
Knee MCL sprain as a rookie in Week 10 at Chicago.
Games missed are from DraftSharks’ injury database; season games-played totals on the stats page agree with them.
FAQ
Aaron Jones injury questions
What is Aaron Jones’ injury?
Knee. Hurt in the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win at Chicago on 20 September 2026; he returned to the game and finished it wearing a knee brace. (as of 23 September 2026)
Is Aaron Jones playing this week?
The Vikings play Week 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 27 September 2026 at 4:05 p.m. ET. He has no game designation yet; it comes with the final injury report of the week, usually on Friday. Held out of Wednesday practice (23 Sep). The inactive list is confirmed about 90 minutes before kickoff.
When will Aaron Jones return?
No return date has been announced. He has not been ruled out, and the team has said it will judge his workload as the week goes on.
How many games has Aaron Jones missed with injuries?
Across the injuries listed below he has missed about 17 regular-season games since 2017, most of them from knee (MCL) sprains and hamstring strains. He has played 133 regular-season games in his career.
Is Aaron Jones injury-prone?
It is mixed. He played 15 or more games in four seasons (2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024, with all 17 in 2022 and 2024) but 12 or fewer in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2025. The recurring problems are knee MCL sprains and hamstring strains; see the dated history below.
How to read an Aaron Jones injury report
Teams publish practice participation on practice days and a game designation with the final report of the week; the inactive list is confirmed shortly before kickoff. Read them in that order, and treat the newest dated document as the only one that counts. The full walkthrough is in how to follow Aaron Jones injury reports.
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