In the NFL, things can change in an instant, and that is exactly what happened for the Green Bay Packers.

This team had a lengthy injury report heading into a crucial Week 10 showdown against the Minnesota Vikings, and things could have just gone from bad to worse.

Star safety Xavier McKinney appeared as a DNP on Friday, Nov. 13. The 27-year-old hasn't dealt with anything serious all year, and he was completely fine up until the final day of practice.

The Athletic's Matt Schneidman noted that "everything seemed fine" when McKinney spoke to the media on Friday, Nov. 12, so not practicing may not be as serious as some would expect.

At the end of the day, there's cause for concern, especially since he's coming off a two-interception game in Week 9 against the New England Patriots.

McKinney has five interceptions on the year, and it's crazy to think that all five of those have come in a three-game span.

With a new quarterback ready to take over for the Vikings, the last thing this Packers defense wants to do is be down another player.

For now, all Schneidman said is "we'll see" regarding the status of McKinney. It's never fun to speculate about an injury or anything like that, but he's hoping McKinney "felt a little something and didn't want to push it during a Friday practice."

Currently in his third year with the Packers, McKinney has been a one-man wrecking crew. It felt like he took a step back in 2025, but he still had a 107-tackle season, and that was with him appearing in 16 games instead of 17.

So far this season, he's played in all nine games, and barring a super late setback, it should be 10 come Sunday, Nov. 15.

McKinney had three total tackles in Week 1 at Minnesota, all of which were solo. His first interception of the year came in Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons, and then he hauled in two more against the Chicago Bears.

With how stacked the NFC North is this season, the Packers need everyone to be as healthy as possible. Knowing they're 0-1 against the Vikings this season, falling to 0-2 could be detrimental for a possible tiebreaker scenario late in the season.

McKinney's DNP designation is still very fresh, but it's a sizeable one that needs to be monitored throughout the next 48 hours.