Vikings RB Aaron Jones week-to-week with hip injury

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones will be sidelined week-to-week with a right hip injury, coach Kevin O'Connell said Tuesday as the team enters its bye week.

Jones left Sunday's 23-17 win over the New York Jets in the first half and did not return. O'Connell said Jones was continuing to be evaluated, but added: “All the initial information we have so far suggests that we have avoided a long-term injury.”

It's not yet clear whether Jones will be ready to play when the Vikings return from their bye for a divisional game in Week 7 against the Detroit Lions. If he continues to be sidelined, substitute Ty Chandler would step in.

Chandler managed just 30 yards on 14 carries against the Jets after replacing Jones, although he had a 32-yard run negated by an illegal shift penalty on receiver Justin Jefferson. Chandler also dropped a pitch from quarterback Sam Darnold, resulting in a turnover.

“I have a lot of confidence in Ty,” O’Connell said.

Chandler, a fifth-round pick in 2022, took over the Vikings' starting position for parts of the 2023 season and finished with 461 yards. The Vikings signed Jones to a one-year free agent contract after he was released by the Green Bay Packers, and Jones has totaled 517 scrimmage yards, seventh in the NFL.