The Minnesota Vikings are 2-0 and making a change at quarterback heading into Week 3. Kyler Murray has cleared concussion protocol and will be back in action against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Murray is set to return to the lineup, but it sounds like he could find his way back to the bench if he doesn't do this one thing.
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The Minnesota Vikings have decided on their starting quarterback next week. Speaking to the media on Monday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced that Kyler Murray has cleared concussion protocol and will start Minnesota’s Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kyler Murray cleared concussion protocol and is back in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Murray will start Sunday, when the undefeated Vikings (2-0) visit Tampa Bay for a matchup with Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers (0-2).
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On Sunday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he expected Kyler Murray to clear concussion protocol in short order. Minnesota’s starting quarterback will indeed be available this week.
Murray completed just three of five pass attempts for 18 yards with an interception before he was knocked out of Minnesota's Week 1 game against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13.
Tom Pelissero reports Vikings QB Kyler Murray has cleared concussion protocol, and he will return to start in Week 3 against the Buccaneers. Murray played in just 11 snaps in Week 1 before taking a hit and entering concussion protocol, which kept him out of Week 2 where Carson Wentz started.
During a Monday afternoon appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN shared an update on the Vikings' quarterback situation.
The Minnesota Vikings woke up on top of the world Monday morning—or at least the NFC North. Sunday afternoon's 9-3 win over the rival Chicago Bears left
The Minnesota Vikings have passed a couple of key tests in the first two weeks of the season. A week after the Vikings defense dominated Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter of the season opener, the Vikings shut down Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears on the road in Week 2.
The Minnesota Vikings walked out of a soggy Soldier Field with a 9-3 win Sunday, but the performance under center left little doubt about who the team still views as its quarterback of the future.
Kyler Murray’s Vikings debut ended with a concussion. The free agent addition has made progress over the past few days with respect to his practice participation, but at least one full game on the sidelines is now in store.
On Friday, the Vikings confirmed what had become expected news.
That's the type of locker room management that can really take a team the long way.
As recently as Thursday, it was assumed that Minnesota's Kyler Murray wouldn't clear the concussion protocol in time to play in this coming Sunday's game at Chicago. However, it now appears that may not be the case.
Minnesota Vikings radio sideline reporter Ben Leber is among those who think Vikings starting quarterback Kyler Murray won't clear the concussion protocol in time to play in this coming Sunday's game at the rival Chicago Bears (1-0).
Wentz completed 12 passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns in the comeback win over the Packers, and the arm talent and experience are there, but so are the wild decisions and inconsistency.
Murray was forced out of his first start with the Vikings with an injury.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray is off to a difficult start with the team, as he was forced to exit the season opener against the Green Bay Packers after getting injured.
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