Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Jamal Adams Carted Off in Minnesota Vikings Preseason Debut
Jamal Adams is a football player who plays for the Minnesota Vikings.
He is a safety, which means his job is to stop the other team from scoring.
Adams is 30 years old and just joined the Vikings this summer with a one-year deal.
On Saturday, he was playing in a practice game against the New York Giants.
Early in the game, he got hurt and had to leave the field on a cart.
He only played about 11 snaps, which is a very short amount of time.
His coach, Kevin O'Connell, said he was sad and that the team will miss him.
Now the Vikings will let younger players try to take his place.
Adams has been to three Pro Bowls and is a very good player when he is healthy, but he has been hurt a lot in the past few years.
Minnesota Vikings safety Jamal Adams was carted off the field during Saturday's preseason game against the New York Giants.
Adams, 30, lasted only 11 defensive snaps in his debut after signing a one-year deal with Minnesota last month.
The injury occurred late in the second quarter, shortly after he was in coverage on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart to Malachi Fields.
Head coach Kevin O'Connell said he was 'crushed' for Adams and that the team will need younger players to step up.
Adams, a three-time Pro Bowler, has played nine or fewer games in each of the 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons due to injuries.
- Who
- Jamal Adams, the 30-year-old Minnesota Vikings safety who signed a one-year deal last month
- What
- Was carted off the field with an injury during his preseason debut after playing just 11 defensive snaps
- When
- Saturday, late in the second quarter of the Vikings' preseason game
- Where
- During the Vikings' preseason game against the New York Giants (venue not specified in the article)
- Why
- He was hurt while in coverage on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart to Malachi Fields
- Player
- Jamal Adams
- Team
- Minnesota Vikings
- Age
- 30
- Contract
- One-year deal signed last month
- Defensive snaps played
- 11
- Opponent
- New York Giants
- Injury timing
- Late in the second quarter
- Head coach
- Kevin O'Connell