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Minnesota Vikings place former Michigan State defensive end Kenny Willekes on season-ending injured reserve list

Michigan State Spartans fans hoping to see fan favorite Kenny Willekes make a name for himself in the NFL will have to wait a while longer. The Minnesota Vikings, the team that drafted Willekes in the seventh round out of MSU in April, has placed the rookie defensive end on the injured reserve list with a leg injury

For a player to be eligible for IR-designated for return (meaning able to play at some point in the 2020 campaign), a player must be placed on the IR list after the 53-man roster cut down deadline, which is this Saturday at 4 p.