Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET

Jordan Mason is on injured reserve. Minnesota made the move Wednesday afternoon, turning what the club had spent two days describing as a sore thumb into a minimum four-game absence and handing Aaron Jones Sr. the Vikings backfield outright. It is the third Week 1 injury in four days that a team called minor and then resolved with a roster transaction — and it landed in the middle of the first real Wednesday practice reports of Week 2, which were not kind either. Zay Flowers, Brock Bowers, Tua Tagovailoa and Chig Okonkwo all sat out entirely.

Week 2 Status At a Glance

Player	Team / Pos	Status	Fantasy Move
Jordan Mason	MIN RB	🔴 Out	Move to an IR slot; he is out a minimum of four games
Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN RB	🟢 Likely	Start as a weekly RB2 now that the committee is gone
Kyler Murray	MIN QB	🟡 Questionable	Limited Wednesday; he must clear protocol by Friday
Zay Flowers	BAL WR	🟡 Questionable	Bench unless he practises Friday; start Rashod Bateman
Rashod Bateman	BAL WR	🟢 Likely	Claim and start him as Baltimore’s clear No. 1 receiver
Tua Tagovailoa	ATL QB	🟡 Questionable	Start your streamer; he did not practise Wednesday
Brock Bowers	LV TE	🔴 Out	Start Michael Mayer or a streamer; hold Bowers
Chig Okonkwo	WAS TE	🟡 Questionable	Stream a tight end; he is trending toward out
TreVeyon Henderson	NE RB	🟡 Questionable	Claim him; flex only after a Friday full practice

🟢 Likely, 🟡 Questionable, 🔴 Out. Status reflects the best current read on Week 2 availability, not an official team designation until clubs file their own reports.

Running Backs

🔴 Out — Jordan Mason (Minnesota): the Vikings placed Mason on injured reserve on Wednesday with the thumb he hurt in the Week 1 win over Green Bay, a minimum four-game absence. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports he can return once that window closes, which lands in Week 7 rather than Week 6 because Minnesota’s bye falls inside it. The club promoted DeeJay Dallas from the practice squad and signed former Browns back Jerome Ford to it — confirmation that Tuesday’s three-back workout was real preparation and not routine diligence. Mason scored in the opener but handled only six touches to Aaron Jones Sr.’s 19, so the snap share was already tilting before the transaction. Fantasy Action: move Mason to an IR slot rather than dropping him — a thumb has no re-injury tail and he is a top-30 back the moment he is back — and start Aaron Jones Sr. as a weekly RB2 with the committee gone. Leave Dallas and Ford on waivers in 12-team leagues; Dallas is a special-teams body and Ford is not yet on the active roster.

🟡 Questionable — TreVeyon Henderson (New England): Mike Vrabel said Wednesday that Henderson would “do some more” at practice, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels, an expansion of his workload rather than a clearance. He has been out since August 24 and was inactive for the opener in Seattle. Fantasy Action: claim him back if he was dropped, but keep Rhamondre Stevenson in your RB2 slot against Pittsburgh; Friday’s participation is what decides whether Henderson is active.

Quarterbacks

🟡 Questionable — Kyler Murray (Minnesota): the one piece of good Vikings news. Murray was a limited participant Wednesday, his first practice work since entering the concussion protocol after a late hit from Green Bay’s Javon Bullard. Kevin O’Connell said Murray is “working through the protocol” and still needs clearance from an independent neurological consultant, which makes Friday the practical deadline for Sunday at Chicago. Carson Wentz practised in full and is being prepared to start. Fantasy Action: hold Murray in every format but start a streaming quarterback against Chicago until he actually clears — a limited practice inside the protocol is progress, not a green light. Wentz belongs on a roster only in deep superflex.

🟡 Questionable — Tua Tagovailoa (Atlanta): did not practise at all Wednesday with the oblique that cost him the opener, which leaves a Friday full practice as the only realistic path to a Sunday start against Carolina. An oblique is re-aggravated by throwing rather than contact, so a missed Wednesday carries more weight here than it would for a skill player. Cooper Rush, who reported back spasms on September 12, is the fallback. Fantasy Action: start the streaming quarterback you lined up last week and hold Tua on your bench; he is still a hold in every format, but he is no longer a plausible Week 2 starter without a Friday full session.

Wide Receivers

🟡 Questionable — Zay Flowers (Baltimore): Flowers did not practise at all on Wednesday, Baltimore’s first session of Week 2 preparation. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Flowers would have played in a playoff game, but a full Wednesday absence on a re-pulled hamstring usually means Friday is the earliest he works, and a re-pull typically costs one to three weeks. With rookie Ja’Kobi Lane now having wrist surgery, the room behind him is thin. Fantasy Action: start Rashod Bateman in your WR2 slot — he is Baltimore’s clear No. 1 receiver this week regardless — and bench Flowers unless he practises Friday. Hold Flowers everywhere; this is not an IR-slot injury.

Tight Ends

🔴 Out — Brock Bowers (Las Vegas): head coach Klint Kubiak said Wednesday that Bowers was not yet ready to practise and held him out of the session, while adding that he is hopeful Bowers plays this week. That is a softer read than the “realistic chance” framing that came out of the building on Monday. A meniscus debridement typically takes three to five weeks for a full return, and Las Vegas still has not placed him on injured reserve — IR items circulating on Bowers now are from December 2025. Fantasy Action: start Michael Mayer or a streaming tight end against the Chargers and hold Bowers on your bench. Do not drop him in any format, and do not pay a one-month price for him in a trade.

🟡 Questionable — Chig Okonkwo (Washington): Washington held Okonkwo out of Wednesday’s practice entirely, the first participation data since he left his Commanders debut against Philadelphia with a hamstring. There is still no grade and no timeline attached. A hamstring that ends a player’s day and then costs a full Wednesday is the injury most likely to take a second week, because the re-pull costs as much time as the original. Fantasy Action: stream a Week 2 tight end now and hold Okonkwo on your bench rather than dropping him — a starter with no diagnosis is worth a week of patience, not a lineup spot.

Also moving today

• Ja’Kobi Lane (BAL WR) did not practise and is having the wrist surgery CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz flagged, with a return hoped for in about a month. Drop him in shallow and medium leagues.
• Ladd McConkey (LAC WR) remains day-to-day off clean rib imaging with no change reported Wednesday. Keep him in your lineup unless he misses Friday.
• Ty Johnson (BUF RB) was limited again ahead of Thursday night at Detroit. Leave him on waivers; a passing-down back on a short week is not a start.

For the complete, continuously updated board — every player, every status, refreshed through the day — see the full Week 2 injury report.

Sources

• Vikings.com: Jordan Mason to injured reserve, DeeJay Dallas signed
• Pro Football Rumors: Vikings place RB Jordan Mason on IR
• ProFootballTalk: Brock Bowers will not practice Wednesday
• Yahoo Sports: NFL news, live updates — Week 2 injury updates
• RotoWire: Chig Okonkwo won’t practice Wednesday
• RotoWire: TreVeyon Henderson — more practice reps on tap