Looking Ahead: Harbaugh, Lamar and King Henry!

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Outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel played 39 snaps (61%) in the Vikings’ 27-24 win against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, his most since the season opener against the Chicago Bears, which he exited early with a concussion that aggravated his neck injury.

He missed Week 2, played only eight snaps against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, and then was sidelined again Weeks 4-8 because of the neck injury that first popped up in training camp.

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said during his news conference Monday that Van Ginkel came out of Sunday’s victory “in a really positive place health-wise.”

Van Ginkel made three tackles, including one for a loss of one yard on Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, and one pressure on quarterback Jared Goff that resulted in an incomplete pass and brought up third down.

“I thought Gink being back just provides such an unbelievable presence in there,” O’Connell said. “Football IQ. Communication. Pair that with what [Harrison Smith] and [Josh] Metellus do on the back end in the safety spot, it felt good to have that group back together.”

O’Connell also said left tackle Christian Darrisaw and right tackle Brian O’Neill felt good exiting the game after playing 100% of the team’s 62 offensive snaps.

Running back Aaron Jones, who exited early with an AC joint sprain, is sore, but “the evaluations have been pretty positive,” O’Connell said. Jones is expected to ramp up his workload throughout the week.

Safety Theo Jackson was put in concussion protocol Monday morning after arriving to TCO Performance Center with mild symptoms.

Fullback C.J. Ham (hand) is expected to return to team practices this week, O’Connell said, while tight end Josh Oliver (foot) and center Ryan Kelly (concussion) are likely to see time on the rehab field with training staff.

Kelly, who suffered his second concussion of the season and fifth documented concussion of his career against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 28 in Dublin, has been on injured reserve since Oct. 4.

O’Connell said he did not have an update yet on when Kelly’s 21-day window to return to practice would open but that the center “seems to be in a good place.”

Ham missed the first four games of the season on injured reserve with a knee injury suffered in training camp. He played against the Cleveland Browns and then suffered a hand injury against the Eagles that has kept him out the past two games.

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Baltimore is acquiring veteran pass rusher Dre'Mont Jones from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a 2026 conditional fifth-round pick

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Fullback C.J. Ham (hand) is expected to return to team practices this week, O’Connell said, while tight end Josh Oliver (foot) and center Ryan Kelly (concussion) are likely to see time on the rehab field with training s

Playing the ravens and their style of play. vikings will need muscle , at least oliver and Ham,

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Free agent CB Asante Samuel Jr. (spine) cleared to play

Free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr., who underwent spinal fusion surgery in April, has been cleared for football activities and plans to make free agency visits as soon as this week.

Samuel is in touch with several teams, some of which are in the market for a cornerback before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.

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Fullback C.J. Ham (hand) is expected to return to team practices this week, O’Connell said, while tight end Josh Oliver (foot) and center Ryan Kelly (concussion) are likely to see time on the rehab field with training s

Playing the ravens and their style of play. vikings will need muscle , at least oliver and Ham,

I don't even want to put it into the ether, but damn, are we almost completely healthy now? You don't see that very often this time of year. Hell, any time of year.