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After a letdown against the Chicago Bears, the Minnesota Vikings are staring at a make or break game in their 2025 season this Sunday at Lambeau against the Green Bay Packers.
The first injury report of week 12 may be one of the healthiest yet. And if there’s a time to get right, I suppose it’s when your season is on the line. There is a wrinkle to the Vikings’ mostly clean bill of health.
The Minnesota Vikings spent a considerable amount of money on the offensive line this offseason, as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah invested heavily in the trenches for the first time since he and KOC took over in 2022.
Will Fries lands on Minnesota Vikings injury report
Unfortunately, their reconstructed o-line has yet to play one snap together this season. It sure sounded like that was on its way to changing in week 12, when the head coach announced to media that center Ryan Kelly (concussion) was returning to the practice field as a full participant for the first time since week 4.
But then, the MN Vikings first official injury report of the week dropped and, while Kelly was indeed listed as “Full”, his former Colt teammate and right side o-line partner — right guard Will Fries — was a DNP (knee).
The #Vikings first injury report of Week 12 pic.twitter.com/9aBYylGU3l
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 19, 2025
Will Fries was among the multiple veteran free agents signed by the Vikings this offseason and he’s the only starter up front who has played in all ten games so far this season.
If Fries’ knee issue forces him to sit out the Packers game, it would force Brandel over to right guard, assuming Kelly does indeed make his return Sunday.
Jonathan Greenard sits out again
The Minnesota Vikings were without OLB Jonathan Greenard last week against the Bears. It was the first game he has missed in two seasons wearing purple. Unfortunately, he wasn’t practicing on Wednesday either.
KOC told reporters before practice that he would be on the side field doing some work on his own. Green Bay is currently second in the NFC North at 6-3-1.
If the 4-6 Vikings are able to knock them off, not only would it be a major hit to their chances of winning the division, but it would go a long way towards saving their own season too.
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