Vikings' Greenard to Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Jonathan Greenard will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder, head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Monday, December 15, 2025, in Eagan, Minnesota. The injury, which Greenard had been managing for weeks, was aggravated during the Vikings' 34-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas.

Greenard, a 28-year-old Pro Bowl selection from the 2024 season, first sustained the shoulder issue in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens. He appeared on the injury report the following week, missed two games, and returned on a limited snap count for the past three contests, playing 15, 29, and 44 snaps respectively. In the game against Dallas, he recorded a sack and three hits on quarterback Dak Prescott before exiting in the fourth quarter during a defensive stop on fourth down. O'Connell noted that the timing, with the Vikings already eliminated from playoff contention, made it the appropriate moment for the procedure. "He knew he would not be able to put this behind him until probably he got it fixed," O'Connell said. "And just looking at coming out of Sunday night and aggravating it and just it feels like the best time to...