The Vikings have several injury concerns coming off of Sunday night’s loss to the Falcons, but one stands out above the others.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters in his Monday press conference that J.J. McCarthy is unlikely to play in Week 3 against the Bengals due to an ankle sprain.

“J.J. McCarthy did come in very, very sore today with the ankle sprain. I would anticipate we are not planning on having him for Sunday ,” O’Connell said. “And don’t likely see this being any kind of short-term IR [injured reserve] thing. But, I do want to see … how he responds to treatment this week.

“But give him a ton of credit, just the toughness to get that thing taped up and keep playing. But that is something that we were able to determine today. So, obviously tough news there.”

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