Now that the NFL Draft is over and the Minnesota Vikings have signed a bunch of undrafted free agents, the training camp roster nearly set. Nonetheless, there are plenty of improvements that could still be made, especially on the interior offensive line.
Twenty-four rookies joined the Minnesota Vikings in the last week. And that was on top of the franchise signing 14 free agents in the last four months while watching as 16 players from the 2023 roster signed elsewhere.
It was no secret that the team needed a quarterback. By being aggressive in the NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings put pressure on themselves by making big moves in the draft.
Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports Count me among those who are believers in Brandon Powell. At 5’8″, 181, the veteran Viking isn’t going to be winning any strong-man competitions in the NFL (despite Kevin O’Connell’s insistence on using Powell as the tush-push player).
A deep dive into the Vikings new offensive lineman With the 177th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Walter Rouse, tackle, Oklahoma.
When the Minnesota Vikings entered the 2024 NFL Draft, they needed to decide what value picks they could make in the middle rounds after being without second- and third-round picks.
The former Michigan product may need a year or two of seasoning — a luxury the franchise might grant him.
Draft day is over, and the Minnesota Vikings got their guy in J.J. McCarthy. But as it turns out, McCarthy wasn’t the Vikings’ only “guy”. Pre-draft rumors pointed to the Vikings having Drake Maye high on Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s draft board, and while that smoke may be legitimate, he wasn’t the only quarterback on Minnesota’s radar.
For weeks, there has been speculation about how the Minnesota Vikings would handle the left guard position. Dalton Risner remains unsigned, and Blake Brandel has never played the position at the professional level.
Whether or not J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' starting quarterback to open his rookie season is up to him, in a sense. The franchise isn't going to rush him, knowing they can err on the side of caution by starting the year with new $10 million bridge option Sam Darnold as QB1.
Free agency and the NFL Draft have passed, and the Cowboys are without an RB1 for next season.
The Minnesota Vikings had a couple of chances on Saturday to identify and draft a possible WR3 of the future but instead selected cornerback Khyree Jackson and kicker Will Reichard.
Before the 2024 NFL Draft, NFL.com ranked the Minnesota Vikings as the league’s 23rd-best team. That’s basically code for 10th-worst. But after the event, where Minnesota drafted a fancy new quarterback and EDGE rusher in Round 1, the purple team climbed five spots, per NFL.com, now situated at No.
The Vikings' rookie minicamp will take place at TCO Performance Center from May 10th to 12th, the NFL announced on Wednesday. It'll be the first time that J.J.
J.J. McCarthy doesn't have to become a star to justify the Vikings trading up to draft him with the 10th overall pick in this year's draft. Of course, Minnesota is hoping that he turns into one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
Vikings rookie Levi Drake Rodriguez, a defensive tackle out of FCS Texas A&M-Commerce who was taken with the 232nd overall pick in the draft this weekend, was named by ESPN's Field Yates as one of the best picks of this year's seventh round.
The Minnesota Vikings lost superstar edge rusher Danielle Hunter to free agency in March, and if that wasn’t bad enough, they also saw fellow pass rusher D.J.
The Vikings' future has arrived. Last week, they made J.J. McCarthy the highest-drafted quarterback in franchise history, then traded up later in the first round to add highly-touted edge rusher Dallas Turner.
It certainly appears that talk about the legendary QB possibly making a comeback either before or during the 2024 NFL season isn't quieting down anytime soon.
Should the Vikings bring back a familiar face?
The New England Patriots said leading up to the NFL Draft that they would need to be blown away in order to trade the third overall pick, and we now have a better idea of what they meant by that.
The Minnesota Vikings signed 17 players who went undrafted in the NFL Draft. Most of these guys will be playing late into the third and final preseason game with no other purpose than to get through without any injuries, but you never know if any of these overlooked prospects can turn into an Ivan Pace Jr.
The standout offensive lineman will remain in place with the Vikings for at least the next two years.
The Minnesota Vikings' offseason is in full swing now that the NFL Draft and free agency are out of the way. From this point on, it's all about making the 90-man roster as good as it can be via OTAs, workouts, and training camp.
After sitting out day two of the NFL Draft in its entirety, the Minnesota Vikings made five selections on Saturday. The third day of the draft is always about filling out the roster, getting depth in a position that needs it, and getting guys who at the very least can compete and push the guys higher on the depth chart.
The Vikings have a new franchise passer on the roster, and now that the 2024 draft is in the books, they can turn their focus back to an extension for perhaps the best wide receiver in the league.
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