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Harrison Smith return whispers grow louder before Vikings’ Week 3 clash

Two games in, one of the biggest mysteries of the 2025 season for the Minnesota Vikings has centered around longtime safety Harrison Smith and his health.

Smith was inactive for the Vikings' first two matchups of the 2025 campaign because of an unknown illness, and the team has been very tight-lipped when it has come to sharing any details about what the veteran defender has been dealing with.

Well, this upcoming Sunday's Week 3 contest against the Cincinnati Bengals could finally be when Smith makes his 2025 debut, at least this is what NFL Media's Tom Pelissero indicated on Thursday during a radio appearance on KFXN-FM's "The Power Trip" show.