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Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says LT Christian Darrisaw and S Harrison Smith had planned rest days. No injury designations going into Sunday vs. Packers.
4 more updatesfrom 4 sources
- Sep 11 Daily Norseman (MIN) Norse Code Podcast Episode 611: Scoop and the City
- Sep 11 Andrew Krammer (Bluesky) Vikings injury report is empty for Week 1 vs. Packers S Jakobe Thomas (illness), S Jacob Thomas (ankle) and OT Caleb Tiernan (ankle) all full participants Friday and have no game-day designations, per Kevin O'Connell S Harrison Smith to be active vs. Green Bay, eight days after agreeing to return
- Sep 11 Will Ragatz (X) O'Connell says Harrison Smith will be active for the game and they're looking forward to having him out there. What his exact role will be is TBD.
- Sep 11 Alec Lewis (X) Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says S Harrison Smith will definitely be up for the game. Plan will be up to DC Brian Flores. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says LT Christian Darrisaw and S Harrison Smith had planned rest days. No injury designations going into Sunday vs. Packers.
- Sep 11 Alec Lewis (X) Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says LT Christian Darrisaw and S Harrison Smith had planned rest days. No injury designations going into Sunday vs. Packers.
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#Vikings place Ben Yurosek on IR as they signed Harrison Smith
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 8 Vikings Team Site Vikings Officially Sign Harrison Smith, Make More Roster Moves
- Sep 8 Aaron Wilson (X) #Vikings place Ben Yurosek on IR as they signed Harrison Smith+1
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- Harrison Smith in utter despair after a dropped pick while his teammate who caught the deflection races the other way
- Vikings snaps vs Packers • Harrison Smith said he played more than he thought he would at 26 snaps (38%) ... role for Jacob Thomas but not Jay Ward • Orange plays slightly more than Banks • Van Noy, Wilson, Ingram-Dawkins formed EDGE depth • 50/50 split with RBs
- "Harry came down late and grabbed his attention. Freaked him out and he went and cut me loose. That was the play I got to Love; Gink was able to come in there and rip the ball out.” On Harrison Smith and a frenzied Vikings comeback:
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Harrison Smith is officially up for the Vikings in the season opener, as it seemed he would be when he practiced in full this week. We'll see what his workload looks like in his first game action since the 2025 finale against the Packers, but he's active today.
4 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- 6d Andrew Krammer (Bluesky) Cool moment where Harrison Smith fell to the turf after tipping that Jordan Love pass. Thinking he'd dropped a pick. Byron Murphy Jr. picked him up and showed him that James Pierre grabbed it and ran the other way; Smith pumped a fist.
- 6d Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Now it's a James Pierre pick of Jordan Love after the ball goes off Harrison Smith's hands. Blake Cashman tipped it; Vikings are in the red zone again.
- 6d Will Ragatz (X) And just as I tweet that, James Pierre gets a pick off a Harrison Smith deflection. The Vikings are back in the red zone. I can hardly believe my own eyes. · Quoting Will Ragatz: The Vikings have played some absolutely crazy games in the Kevin O’Connell era. This one is right up there near the top of that list.
- 6d Will Ragatz (X) Harrison Smith and KOC ready to go
- 6d Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Harrison Smith is officially up for the Vikings in the season opener, as it seemed he would be when he practiced in full this week. We'll see what his workload looks like in his first game action since the 2025 finale against the Packers, but he's active today.
- Jakobe Thomas returned to #Vikings practice in a limited capacity today; it was a second consecutive day of full practice for Harrison Smith.
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Though he’d enjoyed his summer at home, Harrison Smith admitted he “kind of knew” he’d be back for one more ride with the #Vikings. “You can play all the golf you want,” he said. “But there’s nothing quite like the heightened sense of game day.”
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 10 Will Ragatz (X) Deep down, Harrison Smith probably always knew he wasn't done yet. He believes he can still play and has more to give to the game and to the Vikings. Why Smith decided to come back for year 15:
- Sep 10 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Harrison Smith's contract with the #Vikings includes four void years (2027-30) that will keep his salary cap number at $3.39 million this season. He gets a $1.3M base, up to $4M in per-game roster bonuses, and a $6.95 million signing bonus.
- Sep 10 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Though he’d enjoyed his summer at home, Harrison Smith admitted he “kind of knew” he’d be back for one more ride with the #Vikings. “You can play all the golf you want,” he said. “But there’s nothing quite like the heightened sense of game day.”
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Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell says he expects a clean slate on the injury report besides S Jakobe Thomas, who has an illness. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said the team doesn't know yet as far as Harrison Smith's availability for Sunday's game against the Packers.
10 more updatesfrom 7 sources
- Sep 9 Vikings Team Site Harrison Smith: 'I Want to Give as Much as I Can to Next Wave' of Vikings
- Sep 9 Will Ragatz (X) Justin Jefferson on Kyler Murray being named a captain, if anything has surprised him about Murray's personality, and his reaction to Harrison Smith returning to the Vikings.
- Sep 9 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Harrison Smith is back on the #Vikings’ practice field
- Sep 9 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Harrison Smith is listed as one of the #Vikings’ starting safeties on their first depth chart. Could he play Sunday? “Absolutely,” Kevin O’Connell said. “We’ll obviously practice for the first time today, and we’ll kind of assess where he’s at.”
- Sep 9 Jason B. Hirschhorn (Bluesky) Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell on whether Harrison Smith, signed earlier this week, can be ready to play Sunday against the Packers: "Absolutely. Obviously, we'll practice for the first time today, and we'll kind of assess where he's at."
- Sep 9 Andrew Krammer (Bluesky) Vikings "working through" whether safety Harrison Smith will be ready Week 1, coach Kevin O'Connell said. "He's in great shape. You can tell by the way he came in, he had a mentality of coming in shape and not needing a ramp-up period. ... I think it was a pretty easy decision for him."
- Sep 9 Matt Schneidman (X) https://t.co/s51r1TWi3u · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said the team doesn't know yet as far as Harrison Smith's availability for Sunday's game against the Packers.
- Sep 9 Will Ragatz (X) We’re back. It’s a Vikings game week. KOC says he’s not sure yet about Harrison Smith’s availability for Sunday as the veteran safety ramps up. Rookie Jakobe Thomas has an illness and won’t practice.
- Sep 9 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) Kevin O’Connell said Harrison Smith is “getting his cleats back underneath him.” He said he doesn’t know Smith’s availability for this week yet, but he’ll have a clear-cut role once he’s ready to go.
- Sep 9 Alec Lewis (X) Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell says he expects a clean slate on the injury report besides S Jakobe Thomas, who has an illness. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said the team doesn't know yet as far as Harrison Smith's availability for Sunday's game against the Packers.
- Sep 9 Alec Lewis (X) Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said the team doesn't know yet as far as Harrison Smith's availability for Sunday's game against the Packers.
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Harrison Smith Returns — And the Cap Gets Complicated
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Sep 8 Daily Norseman (MIN) Week 1 Preview: Fast Start Needed
- Sep 8 Daily Norseman (MIN) Harrison Smith Returns — And the Cap Gets Complicated
- From The Insiders on @nflnetwork on #Vikings S Harrison Smith’s return to Minnesota over the weekend for big money and sizable expectations on playing time, with an eye toward Sunday against the #Packers.
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Hitman or Hype? Harrison Smith’s Return Highlights Vikings Roster Overhaul
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Sep 7 Matt Schneidman (X) Did Matt LaFleur expect he’d be facing Harrison Smith in Week 1? “Yes.” Calls Smith “the straw that stirs the drink.”
- Sep 7 Daily Norseman (MIN) Hitman or Hype? Harrison Smith’s Return Highlights Vikings Roster Overhaul
- Mailbag: Harrison Smith's Return; Vikings Roster Mechanics; 2026 Week 1 Arrives
- From the archives: Harrison Smith has put together a Hall of Fame career
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Legendary Vikings safety Harrison Smith is back, per source. Had been trending that way in recent days. Smith has been working out for months and is in shape and ready. A big time addition heading into 2026. Locker room quite excited.
17 more updatesfrom 13 sources
- Sep 5 Purple Insider Harrison Smith returns
- Sep 5 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Vikings legend Harrison Smith returning to Minnesota on a one-year deal, per report+1
- Sep 5 Adam Schefter (X) After months of contemplating retirement, safety Harrison Smith has agreed to return to the Minnesota Vikings for a 15th season, the team announced Saturday. More via @SeifertESPN:
- Sep 5 ESPN NFL News Vikes' Smith agrees to deal, back for 15th season
- Sep 5 Will Ragatz (X) This Vikings defense, which has finished top-3 in EPA/play two seasons in a row, looked awesome throughout training camp. Now Harrison Smith and Kyle Van Noy are aboard as the finishing touches, bringing all kinds of experience. Look out.
- Sep 5 Matt Schneidman (X) One of the best safeties of this generation back for Week 1 against the Packers. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Legendary Vikings safety Harrison Smith is back, per source. Had been trending that way in recent days. Smith has been working out for months and is in shape and ready. A big time addition heading into 2026. Locker room quite excited.
- Sep 5 Alec Lewis (X) Full story on Harrison Smith returning to the Vikings for a 15th season — with the full contract terms:
- Sep 5 Dusty Evely (Bluesky) Man they literally called a timeout last year so he could walk off the field to a standing ovation. · Quoting Ian Rapoport: Back for more: Vikings legend Harrison Smith is returning to Minnesota for a 15th season, per me and Mike Garafolo, getting a 1-year deal worth $12.25M. The 6-time Pro Bowler & former All-Pro has a max value of $16.25M with playoff incentives in a deal done by Athletes First.
- Sep 5 Ben Goessling (Bluesky) The #Vikings just agreed to terms with Harrison Smith. He’s back for year 15 in Minnesota.
- Sep 5 Ian Rapoport (Bluesky) A major addition right before the season, as the Vikings defense gets better. · Quoting Ian Rapoport: Back for more: Vikings legend Harrison Smith is returning to Minnesota for a 15th season, per me and Mike Garafolo, getting a 1-year deal worth $12.25M. The 6-time Pro Bowler & former All-Pro has a max value of $16.25M with playoff incentives in a deal done by Athletes First.
- Sep 5 Matt Schneidman (X) Legendary Vikings safety Harrison Smith is back, per source. Had been trending that way in recent days. Smith has been working out for months and is in shape and ready. A big time addition heading into 2026. Locker room quite excited.
- Sep 5 Will Ragatz (X) The Hitman returns. Year 15! · Quoting Ian Rapoport: Back for more: #Vikings legend Harrison Smith is returning to Minnesota for a 15th season, per me and @MikeGarafolo, getting a 1-year deal worth $12.25M. The 6-time Pro Bowler & former All-Pro has a max value of $16.25M with playoff incentives in a deal done by @AthletesFirst.
- Sep 5 Mike Garafolo (X) #Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell and DC Brian Flores pushed hard for Harrison Smith’s return. This will be his second-highest-paid season at the age of 37. And he’s coming in with plans on playing next Sunday against the #Packers. · Quoting Mike Garafolo: The Hitman returns: The #Vikings and six-time Pro Bowl S Harrison Smith have agreed to a one-year deal, $12.25m deal, per me and @RapSheet. Smith’s back for a 15th season in Minnesota at $16.25m max value tied to playoff incentives on a deal done by his agents at @AthletesFirst.
- Sep 5 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) ‼️ Rap: Harrison Smith to sign a 1-year, $12.25M deal with the Vikings.+1
- Sep 5 Ian Rapoport (Bluesky) Back for more: Vikings legend Harrison Smith is returning to Minnesota for a 15th season, per me and Mike Garafolo, getting a 1-year deal worth $12.25M. The 6-time Pro Bowler & former All-Pro has a max value of $16.25M with playoff incentives in a deal done by Athletes First.+1
- Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says he’s been in contact with S Harrison Smith. No update there. Still undecided. But given S depth, it’s relevant and important right now.