Gavin Bartholomew: Everything you need to know

Bartholomew (back) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Packers. Bartholomew spent the 2025 season on the reserve/PUP list and will officially not be available for Week 18. The sixth-round pick out of Pittsburgh will have to look towards the 2026 season for his first opportunity to play in an NFL game.

Bartholomew (back) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Giants. Bartholomew was initially listed as questionable for Sunday's game after logging back-to-back full practice sessions, but he nonetheless won't come off the reserve/PUP list yet. The rookie sixth-round pick's next opportunity to retake the field will come Week 17 versus the Lions on Thursday night.

Bartholomew (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants. Bartholomew ended Week 16 prep with back-to-back full practices to earn the questionable tag. He opened the season on the physically unable to perform list due to a back injury he sustained in late August, so he'd have to be activated from the Vikings' PUP on Saturday in order to be available for Sunday's contest. If that happens, the rookie sixth-rounder would be slated to make his NFL regular-season debut in New York.