The Vikings activated Murphy (knee) from injured reserve Tuesday.
Murphy was a full practice participant all of last week, but he was not activated off injured reserve before the Vikings' Week 12 overtime win over the Bears. Now that he's off IR, Murphy is slated to make his NFL regular-season debut against the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Won't return Sunday
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Head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters Friday that Murphy (knee) won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Titans, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
The UCLA product practiced in full Thursday and Friday after being designated to return from injured reserve Nov. 6. However, O'Connell's comments Friday suggest he's not ready for in-game action just yet. Murphy's next chance to take the field will come in Week 12, when the Vikings travel to Chicago. He must still be activated to Minnesota's active roster in order to suit up next week.
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Vikings' Gabriel Murphy: Will begin practicing again
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Murphy (knee) was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
Murphy spent training camp with the Vikings after going undrafted out of UCLA and was placed on IR on Aug. 27. He'll now have a 21-day window to practice with the team, before needing to be placed on the active roster.