When Ryan Kelly joined the Vikings this offseason, the hope was that he’d shore up the interior line and give the team stronger pass protection. He hasn’t lived up to the hype just yet, to say the least. And things turned from bad to worse now that he is headed to the locker room in the Falcons game.

Yes, Michael Jurgens is stepping in at center for the Vikings with Ryan Kelly out in the locker room. Kelly is now being evaluated for a concussion. Hence, it’s unclear if he’ll be able to return to the contest. According to Ben Goessling, that means “ They’ve now got two backups playing on either side of their rookie left guard .”

Yes, what should’ve been a simple centre-to-quarterback exchange went sideways, killing the drive. Not long after, Ryan Kelly was spotted heading off fo

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