Pro Bowl center's NFL future in jeopardy after sixth concussion of career

Pro Bowl violative lineman Ryan Kelly’s vocation could beryllium successful jeopardy aft helium was placed connected injured reserve for the 3rd concussion helium suffered this season.

Kelly, 32, managed to play 8 games with the Minnesota Vikings this season, but the 3rd concussion successful 2025 marked the sixth of his career, perchance putting the remainder of his clip successful the NFL successful question, according to ESPN.

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Ryan Kelly #78 of the Minnesota Vikings participates successful warmups anterior to a crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine AT&T Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025 successful Arlington, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The halfway suffered the wounded erstwhile helium collided with New York Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke successful Week 16. Kelly was wearing a Guardian Cap for an other furniture of protection.

"Ryan Kelly much than apt volition beryllium retired this week. He's doing well, wherever his symptoms and things are at. Obviously, disappointed that it happened," Vikings caput manager Kevin O’Connell said. "And going backmost and taking a look astatine not lone the play, but the sequences during the play, aft play, if determination was thing we could person avoided successful there, but no, conscionable portion of the game. And Ryan knows that.

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Medical unit looks astatine Ryan Kelly #78 of the Minnesota Vikings successful the 2nd 4th of a crippled against the New York Giants astatine MetLife Stadium connected Dec. 21, 2025 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)

"So overmuch respect for Ryan arsenic a player, and the mode helium took the magnitude of clip helium did and was warring to get backmost connected the tract and felt acceptable to go, and we were holding backmost a small spot beyond that. And then, erstwhile helium returned to the field, the interaction he's had connected our discourtesy implicit these past fewer games person been massive. So, we request Jurgs (Michael Jurgens) to measurement up and play a immense relation for us. And I cognize Ryan's going to bash everything helium tin to assistance Jurgs get acceptable to go."

O’Connell was noncommittal connected whether Kelly would play against the Green Bay Packers.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Kelly with the No. 18 wide prime of the 2016 NFL Draft. He started each 16 games that year. He played 9 years with the Colts and earned each of his Pro Bowl selections with the team.

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The Vikings person suffered a large rash of injuries the full season. Entering their crippled against the Detroit Lions, Minnesota was 7-8.

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