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One Vikings Playmaker Can’t Escape Injured Reserve

For the most part this summer, the Minnesota Vikings have dodged the injury bug to keynote players that has otherwise affected other NFL teams.

One Vikings Playmaker Can’t Escape Injured Reserve

But the slate isn’t totally clean for Minnesota, a club hoping to win back-to-back NFC North titles for the first time since 2008-2009. The Vikings placed running back and kick returner Kene Nwangwu on injured reserve Wednesday, meaning the third-year playmaker will miss at least the first four regular season games of 2023.

Escape Injured
Sep 25, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Kene Nwangwu (26) in action against the Detroit Lions at U.