Carson Wentz is making one thing clear: it’s no one on the Vikings’ fault that he played through his season-ending injury. Wentz suffered a dislocated shoulder and torn labrum during the Vikings’ Week 5 game against the Browns — ESPN first reported — before playing in Weeks 7 and 8 after a bye.

After a rollercoaster of a start to the season, the injury-plagued Vikings are hitting a much-needed bye week. While aim is to finally get healthy ahead of the gauntlet that is their upcoming schedule, let's take a look at where Minnesota stands after five ...

With McCarthy set to return in Week 9, Wentz elected to get surgery on his injured left shoulder, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Given his age and the fact that he was a free agent to begin the year before Minnesota signed him, the veteran quarterback's career could be over.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy went through his first full practice since Sept. 12 on Wednesday ahead of his return to the starting lineup against the Lions in Detroit on Sunday afternoon. “I feel like myself again,