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Nate Stanley - QB

Minnesota Vikings

Vikings signed seventh-round QB Nate Stanley to a four-year contract.

Added Yesterday 3:10 pm (EST)

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He's the first Vikings rookie to sign a contract. Stanley (6'4/235) made 39 consecutive starts in Iowa's I-formation offense, finishing with a 27-12 record as only the second three-year captain in school history. The Hawkeyes' offense relies on quick throws and intelligent opportunities downfield, but Stanley's career average depth of completion (6.4) emphasizes his reluctance to take shots. Having said that, tight windows don’t intimidate him, and his concentration inexplicably increased on third and fourth downs (70-for-121, 57.9 percent). With a spotty track record of overthrowing his teammates by 15-plus yards at times, Stanley projects as a late-round developmental project whose ceiling is that of a career backup's. The current No. 2 quarterback for the Vikings is Sean Mannion, so Stanley has a chance.

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Overall
16
Passing
24
Rushing
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DEFENSE / ST

Overall
15
Passing
17
Rushing
14

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W	L	T	PF	PA
13	3	0	376	313
10	6	0	407	303
8	8	0	280	298
3	12	1	341	423

INJURY REPORT FOR MINNESOTA VIKINGS

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SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Sun, 9/8	1:00 pm		17	20	16	W, 28-12	1-0
2	Sun, 9/15	1:00 pm	at	20	14	23	L, 16-21	1-1
3	Sun, 9/22	1:00 pm		18	25	9	W, 34-14	2-1
4	Sun, 9/29	4:25 pm	at	7	7	10	L, 6-16	2-2
5	Sun, 10/6	1:00 pm	at	23	28	20	W, 28-10	3-2
6	Sun, 10/13	1:00 pm		9	19	3	W, 38-20	4-2
7	Sun, 10/20	1:00 pm	at	31	31	21	W, 42-30	5-2
8	Thu, 10/24	8:20 pm		27	16	31	W, 19-9	6-2
9	Sun, 11/3	1:00 pm	at	19	10	26
10	Sun, 11/10	8:20 pm	at	8	9	12	W, 28-24	7-2
11	Sun, 11/17	1:00 pm		10	8	17	W, 27-23	8-2
12	Bye Week
13	Mon, 12/2	8:15 pm	at	24	27	22	L, 30-37	8-3
14	Sun, 12/8	1:00 pm		31	31	21	W, 20-7	9-3
15	Sun, 12/15	4:05 pm	at	13	22	7	W, 39-10	10-3
16	Mon, 12/23	8:15 pm		20	14	23	L, 10-23	10-4
17	Sun, 12/29	1:00 pm		7	7	10	L, 19-21	10-5

DEPTH CHART MIN

Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

A. Thielen

B. Johnson

T. Sharpe

K. Cousins

S. Mannion

D. Cook

A. Mattison

A. Abdullah

M. Boone

C. Ham

K. Rudolph

I. Smith

T. Conklin

J. Jefferson

C. Beebe

2019 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	Yds>40	Yds>20	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Kirk Cousins	MIN	975	307	444	3603	11	51	26	6	63	1
Sean Mannion	MIN	54	12	21	126	0	1	0	2	-5	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Ru>40	Ru>20	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Dalvin Cook	MIN	610	250	1135	13	4.5	1	6	63	53	519	0
Alexander Mattison	MIN	191	100	462	1	4.6	0	3	12	10	82	0
Mike Boone	MIN	78	49	273	3	5.6	2	3	4	3	17	0
Ameer Abdullah	MIN	117	23	115	0	5.0	0	0	21	15	88	1
C.J. Ham	MIN	279	7	17	0	2.4	0	0	26	17	149	1
Tony Brooks-James	MIN	14	8	7	0	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20	Rec>40	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD
Adam Thielen	MIN	439	48	30	418	6	8	1	4	6	1
Tajae Sharpe	MIN	391	35	25	329	4	4	1	0	0	0
Bisi Johnson	MIN	522	45	31	294	3	1	0	1	6	0
Chad Beebe	MIN	30	2	2	70	0	1	1	0	0	0
Alexander Hollins	MIN	53	4	2	46	0	1	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	Rec>20
Kyle Rudolph	MIN	799	48	39	367	6	3
Irv Smith	MIN	556	47	36	311	2	6
Tyler Conklin	MIN	122	10	8	58	0	1

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Dan Bailey	MIN	29	27	0	10	9	5	3	40

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	SFTY	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Eric Kendricks	MIN	87	23	1	0	2	2	12
Anthony Barr	MIN	64	15	2	1	1	1	4
Eric Wilson	MIN	45	12	3	0	0	0	0
Kentrell Brothers	MIN	13	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Gedeon	MIN	8	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Smith	MIN	3	3	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def	DST TDs
Harrison Smith	MIN	75	10	1	3	2	11	0
Anthony Harris	MIN	48	12	0	0	1	11	1
Mike Hughes	MIN	41	2	0	1	0	9	0
Holton Hill	MIN	12	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kris Boyd	MIN	11	1	0	0	0	1	0
Nate Meadors	MIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def	DST TDs
Danielle Hunter	MIN	59	11	15	3	1	0	0
Everson Griffen	MIN	31	10	8	0	0	2	0
Jaleel Johnson	MIN	22	7	4	0	0	0	0
Ifeadi Odenigbo	MIN	20	3	7	1	2	0	1
Shamar Stephen	MIN	17	4	1	1	1	3	0
Armon Watts	MIN	9	4	2	1	0	1	0
Anthony Zettel	MIN	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalyn Holmes	MIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hercules Mata'afa	MIN	1	0	0	0	1	1	0

2020 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB	472	322	68	3408	26	11	92	1
Sean Mannion	MIN	QB	5	3	62	34	0	0	0	0
Nate Stanley	MIN	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Browning	MIN	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Pos	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB	298	1361	11	62	579	1
Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB	112	532	2	11	92	1
Ameer Abdullah	MIN	RB	20	83	0	7	38	1
Mike Boone	MIN	RB	15	58	0	0	0	0
C.J. Ham	MIN	RB	5	12	0	0	0	0
Tony Brooks-James	MIN	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
Adam Thielen	MIN	WR	84	1170	9	9	21
Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR	45	513	4	4	0
Bisi Johnson	MIN	WR	23	190	2	2	0
Tajae Sharpe	MIN	WR	13	167	2	2	0
Chad Beebe	MIN	WR	4	39	0	0	0
Alexander Hollins	MIN	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon Mitchell	MIN	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Davion Davis	MIN	WR	0	0	0	0	0
K.J. Osborn	MIN	WR	14	0	1	1	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Irv Smith	MIN	TE	43	423	2	2
Kyle Rudolph	MIN	TE	25	231	4	4
Tyler Conklin	MIN	TE	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dillon	MIN	TE	0	0	0	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	Pos	FGA	FGM	FG20-29	FG30-39	FG40-49	FG50+	XP
Dan Bailey	MIN	K	35	30	8	10	8	4	40

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J. Simmons - DB

DEN

Broncos S Justin Simmons signed his franchise tag tender.

This has been expected for weeks and was finally confirmed Tuesday, one day before the July 15 deadline for franchise-tagged players to reach a long-term contract with their respective teams. In Simmons' case, he'll make $11.4 million in 2020 and test free agency in 2021. There's certainly an argument that safeties are being undervalued by the NFL market, and Simmons being unable to secure a long-term deal is more evidence of that. As a 26-year-old last season, Simmons was an All-Pro and PFF's No. 2 graded safety.

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A. Jeffery - WR

PHI

Philly Voice's Jimmy Kempski notes Alshon Jeffery (foot) is "almost certain to start" on the PUP list.

Jeffery remains without a timetable for return, per coach Doug Pederson, so he's a near lock to be on the sideline when training camp rolls around later this month. The question is if he'll have enough time to make it back onto the field by the beginning of the regular season. If he stays on the PUP list to begin the year, Jeffery will miss at least six games, and by then, he may not have a role if first-round WR Jalen Reagor and DeSean Jackson meet expectations. Jeffery is an easy fade in fantasy drafts with health and "juice" as a 30-year-old working against him. Meanwhile, Reagor is a very interesting double-digit round fantasy selection.

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J. Simmons - DB

DEN

NBC Denver's Mike Klis reports it "doesn't look good" in long-term talks with unsigned Broncos franchise player Justin Simmons.

Klis reports talks have stalled since some initial progress in April. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported four days ago that an extension was growing less likely. Coming off a huge year, 26-year-old Simmons will pocket $11.441 million in 2020.

Added 3:14 pm (EST)

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M. Garrett - DL

CLE

Browns signed DE Myles Garrett to a five-year, $125 million extension through 2026.

The deal includes $50 million guaranteed at signing. The Browns still had two more years of team control but decided to get ahead of the ever-escalating pass-rushing market. It makes Garrett the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history at age 24. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 draft has been as advertised, wrecking opposing offensive lines as he's totaled 30.5 sacks across 37 career games. His 2019, of course, was cut short by his six-game suspension for assaulting Mason Rudolph with a helmet, but the Browns made it clear from the get-go they viewed the incident as an aberration. Just now entering his prime, Garrett will be worth every penny.

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S. Barrett - LB

Bucs re-signed OLB Shaq Barrett to a one-year, $15.828 million contract.

For now, Barrett is getting paid on a linebacker tender, though he has filed a grievance to get the defensive end rate. He is unlikely to succeed. An under-the-radar signing by Bucs GM Jason Licht in spring 2019, Barrett erupted for a league-leading 19.5 sacks last season. Now he is the linchpin for the defense Tom Brady will be relying on as he attempts to replicate his New England success. Even if Barrett proves to be a one-season wonder, the one-year commitment is worth it for Tampa Bay.

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C. Jones - DL

Chiefs re-signed DT Chris Jones to a four-year, $85 million contract.

$37 million is guaranteed at signing, with $60 million guaranteed for injury. Jones initially seemed an unlikely candidate for a long-term deal, but Patrick Mahomes' creative extension paved the way for the Chiefs to keep their interior force on the defensive side of the ball. Jones also achieved his goal of reaching $20 million-plus in average annual value. Headed into his age-26 campaign, Jones is one of the most disruptive defensive linemen in football. He has 33 sacks in four years, 24.5 of which have come over the past two seasons. The Chiefs have all the pieces in place to make another run at Lombardi in 2020.

Added 1:33 pm (EST)

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C. Jones - DL

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Chiefs are "close" to reaching a four-year agreement with unsigned franchise player Chris Jones.

The sides have one more day to come to an accord. Jones supposedly was not going to play unless the Chiefs gave him at least $20 million per year on a long-term deal. It sounds like this will get done, with numbers released, on Tuesday.

Added 1:20 pm (EST)

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J. Peters - OT

PHI

Eagles re-signed OL Jason Peters to a one-year, $3 million contract.

Another $3 million is available through incentives. Peters is an institution on the blindside in Philadelphia, but he is being brought back to man right guard following the season-ending loss of Brandon Brooks to a torn Achilles' tendon. He also offers a backup plan on second-year pro Andre Dillard at left tackle. Per Peters' agent, he waited out other offers to return to Philadelphia. The fact that he was willing to sign as a guard suggests this is actually true.

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