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Vikings Owner’s Remarks Will Fuel Patriots Draft Trade Speculation

With each passing week, the Vikings look more and more like a team ready to pounce in the 2024 NFL Draft. Minnesota officially entered the pool of quarterback-needy teams when Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. The Vikings quickly added Sam Darnold to maintain positional depth, but a far more intriguing […]

Daily Norseman

Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 26 March 2024

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports There is nothing permanent except change. - Heraclitus Are you not entertained? News and Links Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s Top Secret Vikings Plans NFL approves several significant rules changes The Vikings are making Justin Jefferson a part of their quarterback decision Minnesota Vikings Free Agency 2024 Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell says adding another first-round pick about ‘flexibility’ in 2024 draft, sees ‘positive situation’ for QB Sam Darnold “I think you view it as extra flexibility in a draft where between our pick at 11 and...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

‘He’s going to be a steal for them’: NFL coaches dish on Dolphins free agency

Thoughts from various NFC coaches on Miami acquisitions in free agency, as well as word from Panthers and Vikings on bringing in Robert Hunt and Andrew Van Ginkel, respectively.

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K.J. Osborn will be part of Patriots’ wide receiver group in 2024, contract details show

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports Osborn signed a one-year, $4 million contract in free agency. Even though they ended up not landing Calvin Ridley, the wide receiver-needy New England Patriots did manage to improve the position’s depth in free agency. K.J. Osborn, a 31-game starter in four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, signed a one-year, $4 million contract to move to New England. The deal’s base value already suggests that Osborn could factor into the Patriots’ wide receiver mix in 2024; a look at the full details shows that he very much can be locked into a...

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Silver Minings: Telesco sees Mattison as a ‘well rounded’ player

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK Telesco gave his thoughts on the Raiders newest running back in a recent podcast The Las Vegas Raiders lost Josh Jacobs, their lead running back for the past five years. After finishing the season, Zamir White appears to be the next bell cow. He accumulated 397 yards on 4.7 YPC during his first four starts as an RB. White displayed promise to end the year, but the new general manager, Tom Telesco, wants to make a committee. Ameer Abdullah was re-signed before free agency, and Alex Mattison was from the Minnesota Vikings. Mattison was...

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Silver Minings: Telesco sees Alexander Mattison as a ‘well-rounded’ player

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK General manager gave his thoughts on the Raiders newest running back in a recent podcast The Las Vegas Raiders lost Josh Jacobs, their lead running back for the past five years. After finishing the season, Zamir White appears to be the next bell cow. He accumulated 397 yards on 4.7 YPC during his first four starts as an RB. White displayed promise to end the year, but the new general manager, Tom Telesco, wants to make a committee. Ameer Abdullah was re-signed before free agency, and Alex Mattison was from the Minnesota Vikings. Mattison...

Vikings Territory

Vikings Reportedly Have a Plan B for Draft

Free agency has been a busy time in the Vikings universe as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has made a plethora […] The post Vikings Reportedly Have a Plan B for Draft appeared first on Vikings Territory.

Daily Norseman

Vikings Roster Reset: Defense

Photo by Stephen Maturen/ Let’s see what’s happening on the other side of the ball Since we looked at the offense yesterday, it’s time to take a look at what the defensive side of the roster looks like for the Minnesota Vikings a little more than a week into free agency. This is where most of the focus has been for the purple this offseason so far, and things do look significantly different. We’ll throw the specialists in on this side as well. Defensive Line Starters: Jonathan Bullard, Harrison Phillips, Jerry Tillery (probably) Backups: Jaquelin Roy, Jonah...

Acme Packing Company

Friday Cheese Curds: Pro Day circuit continues as Packers look for answers at linebacker

Photo by Logan Riely/ After the Packers were unable to bring in any starter-level linebackers in free agency, they will shift their focus at that position to the draft. The biggest addition to the Green Bay Packers’ linebacker room so far this offseason took place on Thursday, when the team re-signed Eric Wilson to a new contract. Wilson, who started 15 games for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020, at least helps maintain some depth at the position heading into a 2024 season that will see the Packers change up their base defense. That change has them in need of more bodies...

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Rams re-sign another player, keep some continuity on defensive line

Photo by Michael Owens/ After losing Aaron Donald to retirement, the Rams re-signed Larrell Murchison After the retirement of future Hall of Fame player Aaron Donald, and the loss of DL Jonah Williams to the Minnesota Vikings via free agency, the Los Angeles defensive line depth was looking rather thin. On Friday the team got a little bit of help, as defensive lineman Larrell Murchison re-signed with the team on a one-year deal. The #Rams are re-signing DT Larrell Murchison to a 1-year deal, per source. He started three games last year and could be in position for a...

Revenge of the Birds

PFF’s Post Free Agency 3-Round Mock

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Cardinals address their highest needs in this mock PFF just posted its post free agency 3-round mock. They have the Cardinals trading down to #11 to acquire the #23 pick and a 2025 3rd rounder from the Vikings. Three-Round 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Vikings trade up for QB J.J. McCarthy | NFL Draft | PFF Arizona Cardinals Picks: 11. Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo (first CB taken) 23. Laiatu Latu, ED, UCLA 27. Braden Fiske, 34DEm Florida St. 35. Ricky Persall, WR, Florida 66. Junior Colson, LB, Michigan 71. Mason McCormich, G, South...

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Submit your free agency and NFL Draft mailbag questions!

Alexander Mattison | Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Get your questions answered! We’re a couple weeks into free agency now and the Las Vegas Raiders added a new running back in Alexander Mattison from the Minnesota Vikings. Also, the NFL Draft is a little more than a month away and Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce has been spotted at several pro days recently. So, I’m sure you all have plenty of questions and there’s plenty to talk about for this week’s mailbag. Anything Raiders-related is on the table and fire away with your offseason questions,...

Pats Pulpit

K.J. Osborn ready to prove his worth in New England

Photo by David Berding/ Osborn signed a one-year deal with New England in free agency. It took several days into free agency for the New England Patriots to bolster their wide receiver room. That eventually came with the signing of K.J. Osborn, who spent the first four years of his career playing behind some of the top pass catchers in football with the Minnesota Vikings. Now as he starts on his next football journey in New England, Osborn is out to prove he can be more than just a complementary piece in an offense. “I’m excited to show the type of player I am,...

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NFL free agency: Former Giant Jihad Ward signs with Minnesota Vikings

Jihad Ward (55) | Photo by Cooper Neill/ Edge defender didn’t have a place in New York with arrival of Brian Burns, exit of Wink Martindale Jihad Ward, a member of the New York Giants for the past two seasons and a favorite of former Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, has signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Ward, an eight-year veteran, had two productive seasons with the Giants. He had three sacks in 2022, tying his career high, then established a new career high with 5.0 sacks in 2023. It figured, though, that the 30-year-old 2016 second-round pick by the...

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New Patriots Wideout Shares First Message To New England Fans

The Patriots haven’t added a big-name wide receiver like Calvin Ridley or Keenan Allen this offseason, but they have bolstered the position group. New England signed K.J. Osborn to a one-year deal after the initial wave of NFL free agency. Osborn, a 2020 fifth-round pick by the Vikings, caught a combined 158 catches for 1,845 […]

Vikings Territory

Vikings Sign Former Pro Bowler

The Minnesota Vikings have actively overhauled the defense in free agency. Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel will be the […] The post Vikings Sign Former Pro Bowler appeared first on Vikings Territory.

Daily Norseman

Vikings, CB Shaq Griffin agree to one-year deal

Photo by Eakin Howard/ So much for slowing down Yesterday, yours truly suggested in this space that perhaps the Minnesota Vikings would slow down a bit in free agency knowing what they could, potentially, reap in 2025 as a result. Oops. Per Jordan Schultz, the Vikings have agreed to the terms of a one-year, $6 million deal with cornerback Shaq Griffin. Griffin was a third-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 2017 NFL Draft and spent his first four seasons in the Pacific Northwest, garnering a Pro Bowl berth in 2019. After his time in Seattle was up, he signed a...

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Raiders free agency: How the running backs stack up

Alexander Mattison | Photo by Steve Marcus/ Change at the position in Las Vegas The Las Vegas Raiders have prioritized the running back position so far this offseason and they could continue to add there. Let’s take a look where the position stands a week-plus into free agency: New free agent added: Alexander Mattison (Minnesota Vikings). Free agents reportedly re-signed: Ameer Abdullah. Free agent who departed: Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers). Current free agents: Brandon Bolden, Austin Walter (restricted free agent), Jakob Johnson (fullback). Other returners: Zamir...

Pride Of Detroit

Instant analysis of the Lions’ addition of Kevin Zeitler

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ free agent addition of Kevin Zeitler and the rest of the NFC North moves over the past week. NFL free agency marches on. The Detroit Lions scored some key additions in the first week, and then quickly on Monday added Pro Bowler Kevin Zeitler to their offensive line. Over that past week, the Vikings and Bears also made changes to their quarterback position, changing the landscape of the division as the Lions prepare to look ahead to their 2024 campaign. On this episode of the Pride of Detroit...

Cincy Jungle

New mock draft has Bengals making blockbuster Tee Higgins trade

Photo by Ryan Kang/ This would be quite the move. Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals failed to come to a deal before free agency, forcing the Bengals to apply the franchise tag to keep him in stripes. From there, Higgins requested a trade so he could try to head to a different team that would be happy to pay him. No such trade has come through, but the latest NFL Mock Draft from Ian Cummings of Pro Football Network has the Bengals trading him not for a pick straight up but for a move up the board to draft his replacement. NEW MOCK DRAFT The Vikings trade the...

Vikings Territory

The Updated Vikings Roster after 1 Week of Free Agency

The 2024 NFL Draft is about five weeks away, and free agency is one week old. The Updated Vikings Roster […] The post The Updated Vikings Roster after 1 Week of Free Agency appeared first on Vikings Territory.

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Don’t be surprised if the Vikings slow down a bit in free agency

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports They might already be looking towards 2025 The first full week of NFL free agency was an exciting one for the Minnesota Vikings. Certainly more exciting than some of us, myself included, thought it was going to be. However, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see things start to slow down a bit as we start winding towards the 2024 NFL Draft. Why? Well, because the Vikings might already be looking forward to the 2025 NFL Draft, at least in part. As we’ve pointed out over the course of various offseasons, Nick Korte from Over the Cap does a tracker...

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Patriots free agency profile: K.J. Osborn adds reliable depth at a position of need

Photo by Patrick McDermott/ New England signed the veteran wide receiver to a one-year free agency contract. Wide receiver was a definitive need for the New England Patriots entering free agency, but until Sunday all of the moves made at the position were either of the re-signing or of the departing kind. That changed when former Minnesota Vikings wideout K.J. Osborn was signed to a one-year contract to become the group’s first outside addition. Osborn does lack the star power of other players that changed teams lately such as Calvin Ridley or Keenan Allen, but he...

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Raiders free agency: How the defensive tackles stack up

Christian Wilkins | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ Las Vegas has worked on position in past week The Las Vegas Raiders have prioritized the defensive tackle position so far this offseason and they likely will continue to add there. Let’s take a look where the position stands a week into free agency: New free agent added: Christian Wilkins. Free agents reportedly re-signed: Adam Butler, John Jenkins. Free agent who departed: Bilal Nichols (Arizona Cardinals). Released: Jerry Tillery (signed with Minnesota Vikings). Other returners: Byron Young, Matthew Butler, Nesta Jade...

Hogs Haven

Flight of Fancy: Could Adam Peters and company pull off the draft trade of the century?

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports There’s just a little more than a month until the draft in late April. The Combine is over, pro days are underway, and we’re basically a week into free agency. There’s not much for fans to do other than to speculate, and nearly every front office move is scrutinized to death at this point. The recent trade by the Vikings with the Texans is no exception to that chattering. On Friday, the Vikings acquired pick #23 and #232 (7th round) in exchange for #42 (2nd round), #188 (6th round), and their 2025 second round pick. The...

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Instant grade for the Patriots signing WR K.J. Osborn in free agency

Photo by David Berding/ The Patriots signed Osborn to a one-year contract. The New England Patriots were rather inactive for the last few days, not signing a single free agent between Thursday and Saturday. On Sunday, however, they made another move when they signed former Minnesota Vikings wideout K.J. Osborn to a one-year pact. WR K.J. Osborn: Signed (1 year, $4M) Bernd Buchmasser: Even though Osborn is not a real No. 1 option at the wide receiver position, his presence should help the team and its wide receiver group in 2024. Not only is he a steady complementary...

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SB Nation Reacts Results: Vikings fans like the team’s free agent signings

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Like, a lot We’ve got our SB Nation Reacts results from the question we asked earlier this week, and it would appear that fans of the Minnesota Vikings like the first three players that the team brought into the fold in free agency this year quite a bit. Since we were limited on how many questions we can put in each survey, we asked about the first three players the team signed during the “legal tampering” period. Those were edge rushers Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel, as well as linebacker Blake Cashman. Let’s give you the...

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What signing K.J. Osborn in free agency means for the Patriots

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via New England added the wide receiver on a one-year contract. The New England Patriots’ free agency is far from over. After not signing a single player between Thursday and Saturday, the team jumped back into the market on Sunday to add former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn on a one-year contract. A former fifth-round draft pick, Osborn has some solid production on his career résumé. What will he bring to New England, though? Let’s dissect the signing from a big-picture perspective to find out. More wide receiver...

Vikings' Kirk Cousins facing enormous pressure in 2019 | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports

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Minnesota Vikings: Super Bowl or bust in 2018?

With Kirk Cousins reportedly on board, is the Minnesota Vikings' 2018 season a failure if they fail to reach the Super Bowl? Peter King discusses that and other free agency news on PFT Live.