Vikings S Jamal Adams' 2026 season over after season-ending knee injury
Minnesota safety Jamal Adams, carted off in Saturday's preseason game, has been diagnosed with a season-ending knee injury, per Ian Rapoport — his 2026 campaign is finished before it began.
Minnesota's attempt to rebuild its secondary around veteran Jamal Adams has ended before it started.
Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet): #Vikings defender Jamal Adams, who was carted off in yesterday’s preseason game, was diagnosed with a season-ending knee injury, source says. His season is over before it began.
Adams was carted off during Saturday's preseason game, and follow-up exams confirmed a season-ending knee injury, per Ian Rapoport. The 2017 first-round pick and three-time Pro Bowler signed with Minnesota hoping to resurrect a career that had been derailed by injuries in Seattle and later in the AFC.
The loss strips the Vikings of a tone-setting presence in the back end just as the defense was taking shape under the current staff. Minnesota will now turn to its remaining safeties to absorb the snaps Adams was expected to handle, and the front office may scan the market for added depth.
For Adams, the injury is another cruel setback in a stretch defined more by availability than impact. His 2026 season is officially over, and the Vikings' secondary will have to reconfigure without him.