The Minnesota Vikings lost veteran safety Jamal Adams to a significant injury in their 13-10 preseason win over the New York Giants on Aug. 15 at MetLife Stadium. Moreover, the injury to Adams has many wondering whether the Vikings will look to convince Harrison Smith to return.
Smith has yet to decide whether he wants to play this 2026 NFL season, and with Minnesota's safety depth chart taking a major hit, it comes as no surprise that many want the veteran safety to return.
Despite Adams's injury, which sounds season-ending, Judd Zulgad of Purple Daily doesn't believe the Vikings will call Smith to convince him to return, instead letting the veteran take his time.
"I've seen some calls since then on social platforms: Harrison Smith has to come back," Zulgad said on the Aug. 15 edition of "Purple Daily." "Well, keep in mind that is a possibility still. I don't think [the Vikings are] going to call him now and say, 'You have to come back now.' It's my theory that there is something planned out here, and maybe he might not come back, but I don't think that this is going to expedite his decision.
"I don't think he was ever coming to training camp. And I don't think he was ever going to play, of course, in a preseason game. So I don't know that this has a huge impact unless he told them, 'I'm not coming back,' and they signed Jamal Adams."
#don 't #safety
Smith has yet to decide whether he wants to play this 2026 NFL season, and with Minnesota's safety depth chart taking a major hit, it comes as no surprise that many want the veteran safety to return.
Despite Adams's injury, which sounds season-ending, Judd Zulgad of Purple Daily doesn't believe the Vikings will call Smith to convince him to return, instead letting the veteran take his time.
"I've seen some calls since then on social platforms: Harrison Smith has to come back," Zulgad said on the Aug. 15 edition of "Purple Daily." "Well, keep in mind that is a possibility still. I don't think [the Vikings are] going to call him now and say, 'You have to come back now.' It's my theory that there is something planned out here, and maybe he might not come back, but I don't think that this is going to expedite his decision.
"I don't think he was ever coming to training camp. And I don't think he was ever going to play, of course, in a preseason game. So I don't know that this has a huge impact unless he told them, 'I'm not coming back,' and they signed Jamal Adams."
#don 't #safety
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