Aaron Jones missed time earlier this season with a hamstring injury.
In fact, it had been bad enough that Jones had gone on Injured Reserve.
On Sunday, it appeared as if Jones may have aggravated that injury or created a similar one.
Early in the third quarter, Jones looked hobbled.
He then spent time flexing his right leg while surrounded by trainers on the sideline. Turns out, though, that Jones is actually questionable to return with a shoulder injury.
Jones was standing and had his helmet, so maybe it wasn't terrible news.
But a hamstring injury is always tricky, especially for a veteran player. If it has recurred, it's not ideal.
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The Vikings do have a workhorse early-down back in Jordan Mason, who carried the load when Jones was out earlier.
They also have an intriguing third-down back, Zavier Scott.
Together, Mason and Scott can hold things down back there if they need to.
It'll just be a bummer for Jones and the Vikings to not have him out there.
At his age, a nagging hamstring injury could put a damper on the remainder of Jones' high hopes for how he closes out his NFL career. Minnesota will have to figure out how to manage the problem going forward to keep it from coming back again and again.
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