Vikings fear worst as Jamal Adams, former All-Pro safety, suffers knee injury in preseason game: 'Not good'

Jamal Adams, the erstwhile first-round prime of the New York Jets, was backmost astatine MetLife Stadium connected Sunday battling for a roster spot with the Minnesota Vikings.

But conscionable 2 weeks aft signing with his caller club, it’s not looking great, arsenic helium was carted disconnected successful the archetypal fractional of the Vikings' 13-10 triumph owed to a genu injury.

Adams was covering New York Giants receiver Calvin Austin III successful the reddish portion erstwhile helium had to commencement sprinting crossed the tract to grip his route. But Adams fell down to the turf with a non-contact injury, it seemed, and helium didn’t get up quickly.

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Jamal Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders stands connected the sidelines during the nationalist anthem anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Dec. 07, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

A cart yet came retired onto the turf and brought Adams backmost to the Vikings’ locker room.

During an in-game interview, Vikings caput manager Kevin O’Connell was asked astir Adams’ genu injury, and the seasoned sideline person said it was "not good" aft the archetypal look astatine it.

"In specified a abbreviated magnitude of time, Jamal has done specified an unbelievable occupation coming here," O’Connell said. "You consciousness his passionateness each azygous day. Certainly felt it spending a fewer moments with him earlier they took him in.

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"You’re conscionable crushed for him, the relation helium was benignant of paving for himself, and past conscionable having a personality, experience, toughness that helium brought successful specified a abbreviated magnitude of time. We’re going to miss him."

The information O’Connell is already saying the squad is going to miss him says each you request to cognize astir the severity of the wounded for Adams.

It’s a shame considering helium was having a large crippled up to that point, making a cardinal halt connected a tally play by the Giants and flying astir astatine his linebacker position.

Jamal Adams of the Minnesota Vikings reacts during grooming campy astatine Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center successful Eagan, Minn., connected Aug. 1, 2026. (Getty Images)

Adams joined the Vikings conscionable earlier grooming campy got underway connected July 28, wherever helium knew he’d person to conflict for a roster spot for the upcoming season.

Heading into his 10th NFL season, Adams has known this feeling, which wasn’t determination earlier successful his career.

On that MetLife Stadium turf, Adams became a staple for the Jets aft they took him sixth wide retired of LSU successful 2017. He made 2 Pro Bowls successful 2018 and 2019, including a First Team All-Pro enactment successful the second play aft totaling 6.5 sacks, 75 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 pick-six and 7 passes defended crossed 14 games.

But aft that season, the Jets traded Adams to the Seattle Seahawks, wherever helium would walk his adjacent 4 seasons. In 2024, helium divided clip with the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions earlier uncovering a location with the Las Vegas Raiders successful 2025.

Las Vegas Raiders information Jamal Adams enters the tract during subordinate introductions earlier an NFL crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected Dec. 7, 2025. (Getty Images)

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Adams transitioned from information to linebacker past season, and the Vikings were readying to bash the aforesaid with the 30-year-old earlier this injury. Adams, though, views himself arsenic a antiaircraft Swiss Army knife, having the quality to beryllium versatile if request be.

Now, Adams volition anticipation that further investigating tin beryllium graceful successful presumption of betterment contempt non-contact genu injuries usually meaning the worst for athletes.

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