Carson Wentz has started the Vikings 2-0, but it looks like he will be back on the bench in Week 3.
Coach Kevin O’Connell said the Vikings expect Kyler Murray to clear concussion protocol “pretty early in the week” this week.
O’Connell did not name Murray as the starter when he returns, but that is the expectation.
Murray was limited in all three practices last week but sat out Sunday’s game against the Bears, a 9-3 win at Minnesota.
“He is doing great“, O’Connell said, via ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “He’s feeling good.”
In the 11th game of his debut with the Vikings, Murray was hit in the head by Packers safety Javon Bullard. Bullard was penalized but not fined for the hit.
Wentz is 23 of 39 for 276 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers this season.
The Vikings, however, signed Murray in the offseason to compete with JJ McCarthy, not Wentz, for the starting job. McCarthy was relegated to the third string after Murray beat him out for the starting job.