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Kirk Cousins - QB

Minnesota Vikings

ESPN's Courtney Cronin reports the Vikings were prepared to draft QB Justin Fields if he fell to the team with the 14th pick in the 2021 draft.

Added May 07 12:08 pm (EST)

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Minnesota kept a close eye on Fields as he slipped out of the top five. Cronin said they would have drafted the Ohio State QB if he had fallen another three picks. Instead, the Vikings drafted Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond with the 66th pick. The Star Tribune's Ben Goessling said the team's interest in Fields and their drafting of Mond "suggests they're thinking toward the future at precisely the moment Kirk Cousins' cap number is set to cross $30 million for the first time." Cousins, 32, is signed through the 2022 season and is in no immediate danger of losing his job to Mond, widely considered a raw prospect. But with Cousins slated to account for 20 percent of the Vikings' payroll in 2022 on a team that "wants to operate with a prominent running back and keep high-dollar defensive players," keeping Cousins next season might prove difficult, Goessling said. Mond's rushing capabilities would make him an interesting fantasy option if he were to see playing time in 2021.

Added May 07 12:08 pm (EST)

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OFFENSE

Overall
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Passing
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Rushing
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DEFENSE / ST

Overall
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Passing
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Rushing
20

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W	L	PF	PA
13	3	509	369
8	8	372	370
7	9	430	475
5	11	377	519

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SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Sun, 9/13	1:00 pm		15	14	19	L, 34-43	0-1
2	Sun, 9/20	1:00 pm	at	6	4	12	L, 11-28	0-2
3	Sun, 9/27	1:00 pm		29	30	15	L, 30-31	0-3
4	Sun, 10/4	1:00 pm	at	27	25	26	W, 31-23	1-3
5	Sun, 10/11	8:20 pm	at	16	21	10	L, 26-27	1-4
6	Sun, 10/18	1:00 pm		14	19	6	L, 23-40	1-5
8	Sun, 11/1	1:00 pm	at	15	14	19	W, 28-22	2-5
9	Sun, 11/8	1:00 pm		32	29	26	W, 34-20	3-5
10	Mon, 11/16	8:15 pm	at	7	10	5	W, 19-13	4-5
11	Sun, 11/22	4:25 pm		24	20	25	L, 28-31	4-6
12	Sun, 11/29	1:00 pm		27	27	19	W, 28-27	5-6
13	Sun, 12/6	1:00 pm		32	31	26	W, 27-24	6-6
14	Sun, 12/13	1:00 pm	at	3	8	1	L, 14-26	6-7
15	Sun, 12/20	1:00 pm		7	10	5	L, 27-33	6-8
16	Fri, 12/25	4:30 pm	at	2	2	2	L, 33-52	6-9
17	Sun, 1/3	1:00 pm	at	32	29	26	W, 37-35	7-9

DEPTH CHART MIN

Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

A. Thielen

O. Johnson

T. Sharpe

K. Osborn

D. Chisena

K. Cousins

S. Mannion

D. Cook

A. Mattison

M. Boone

A. Abdullah

C. Ham

I. Smith

T. Conklin

J. Jefferson

C. Beebe

2020 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Kirk Cousins	MIN	1082	349	516	4265	35	13	156	1

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Dalvin Cook	MIN	669	312	1557	16	5.0	54	44	361	1
Alexander Mattison	MIN	229	96	434	2	4.5	15	13	125	1
C.J. Ham	MIN	330	5	18	0	3.6	13	8	97	1
Ameer Abdullah	MIN	63	8	42	0	5.3	9	8	58	2

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
Justin Jefferson	MIN	886	125	88	1400	7	1	2
Adam Thielen	MIN	926	108	74	925	14	3	15
Chad Beebe	MIN	241	30	20	201	2	0	0
Olabisi Johnson	MIN	169	19	14	189	0	0	0
Dan Chisena	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K.J. Osborn	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	YAC
Irv Smith	MIN	509	43	30	365	5	126.00
Tyler Conklin	MIN	355	26	19	194	1	126.00
Brandon Dillon	MIN	8	1	1	6	0	1.00

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Dan Bailey	MIN	22	15	0	6	3	4	2	37

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Eric Kendricks	MIN	69	38	0.0000	0	0	6
Nick Vigil	MIN	26	16	2.0000	1	2	1
Todd Davis	MIN	15	19	1.0000	0	0	2
Troy Dye	MIN	13	14	0.0000	0	0	2
Blake Lynch	MIN	7	4	0.0000	0	0	1
Anthony Barr	MIN	6	0	0.0000	0	0	0
Ryan Connelly	MIN	0	0	0.0000	0	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Jeff Gladney	MIN	63	18	0.0000	1	0	3
Harrison Smith	MIN	54	35	0.5000	0	0	10
Patrick Peterson	MIN	52	9	0.0000	0	0	8
Xavier Woods	MIN	48	24	0.0000	0	0	1
Cameron Dantzler	MIN	36	10	0.0000	1	1	4
Mackensie Alexander	MIN	32	15	0.0000	0	0	6
Kris Boyd	MIN	21	9	0.0000	1	0	2
Holton Hill	MIN	19	5	1.0000	0	0	3
Mike Hughes	MIN	9	4	0.0000	0	0	1
Harrison Hand	MIN	9	3	0.0000	0	0	3
George Iloka	MIN	4	1	0.0000	0	0	0
Tae Hayes	MIN	2	1	0.0000	0	0	0
Dylan Mabin	MIN	1	1	0.0000	0	0	0
Cordrea Tankersley	MIN	1	0	0.0000	0	0	0
Josh Metellus	MIN	0	0	0.0000	0	2	0
Curtis Riley	MIN	0	0	0.0000	0	0	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Dalvin Tomlinson	MIN	25	24	3.5000	0	0	4
D.J. Wonnum	MIN	16	8	3.0000	1	0	1
Jalyn Holmes	MIN	16	20	0.0000	0	0	2
Armon Watts	MIN	12	19	0.5000	0	0	0
Hercules Mata'afa	MIN	12	12	2.5000	0	0	0
Stephen Weatherly	MIN	7	10	0.0000	0	0	0
Eddie Yarbrough	MIN	5	3	0.0000	0	0	0
James Lynch	MIN	2	1	1.0000	0	0	0
Jordan Brailford	MIN	2	0	0.0000	1	1	0

2020 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB	442	303	69	3417	24	11	73	1
Sean Mannion	MIN	QB	4	3	63	35	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	280	1269	10	56	559	1
Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB	119	560	2	12	102	1
Ameer Abdullah	MIN	RB	14	59	0	7	41	0
C.J. Ham	MIN	RB	5	11	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
Adam Thielen	MIN	WR	81	1180	9	9	19
Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR	55	618	4	4	0
Olabisi Johnson	MIN	WR	25	220	1	1	0
Chad Beebe	MIN	WR	4	50	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	45	462	2	2
Hale Hentges	MIN	TE	0	0	0	0
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	37
Greg Joseph	MIN	K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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C. McLaughlin - K

NYJ

Browns claimed K Chase McLaughlin off waivers from the Jets.

Cleveland will become McLaughlin's eighth team in only three seasons. The Jets claimed him off waivers last year but didn’t activate him until the season finale in place of Sergio Castillo and Sam Ficken.

Added Yesterday 4:30 pm (EST)

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M. Davis - RB

ATL

Falcons RBs coach Desmond Kitchings said "the door is wide open" for any running back to start.

Having said that, Kitchings admitted that he initially tried to recruit Mike Davis out of college and referred to him as a "natural pass catcher." Kitchings also said he's "gotten a lot of background on" Qadree Ollison and that UDFA Javian Hawkins "brings the speed the room didn't have before." Atlanta has a league-high 364 carries (88.9%) available from last year's production, which is more than enough to jolt whomever wins the job into the RB2 range. Davis remains the favorite given his versatile skillset.

Added Yesterday 3:43 pm (EST)

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K. Benkert - QB

ATL

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the Packers are bringing in free agent QBs Kurt Benkert and Chad Kelly for tryouts during the team's rookie minicamp.

Benkert spent the past three seasons on Atlanta's practice squad while Kelly was most recently waived by the Colts. Green Bay didn't sign or draft a single quarterback despite its ongoing grievance with Aaron Rodgers, forcing the organization to look elsewhere for help. Both players will receive all the reps they can handle since Jordan Love isn't eligible to participate in this weekend's rookie minicamp.

Added Yesterday 2:12 pm (EST)

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T. Tebow - QB

Jaguars signed TE Tim Tebow to a one-year contract.

The deal isn't 'official' just yet but will be in the next week or so. Tebow, 33, hasn't played in a regular-season game in nine years and will be attempting to change positions once he does make it to camp. It's another wacky (albeit fun) move that brings Meyer's tenure into question after the organization also added a first-round running back and drafted multiple injured players. There is no competition among Jacksonville's tight ends if Tebow does somehow sneak onto the 53-man roster.

Added Yesterday 1:54 pm (EST)

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C. Covington - DL

CIN

Chargers signed DL Christian Covington, formerly of the Bengals.

Covington was a 14-game starter for the Bengals last season, but that translated to only 481 total snaps as he manned the interior. He will be in line for a smaller role in Los Angeles, though Covington has long provided value as a rotational run stuffer.

Added Yesterday 1:46 pm (EST)

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H. Langi - LB

NYJ

Patriots signed LB Harvey Langi to a one-year contract.

It's a reunion of sorts as Langi initially signed with New England as a UDFA in 2017 before accruing a career-high 60 tackles with the Jets just last year. His status remains unclear after he suffered a season-ending neck injury in December.

Added Yesterday 1:32 pm (EST)

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E. Fisher - OT

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports there's a "chance" Colts LT Eric Fisher (Achilles') won't be ready to play until October.

Indianapolis reportedly "won't push" Fisher as he continues recovering from January's Achilles' tear, making it possible he sits through the first month of the season. It's an odd signing since the team doesn't have another confident option at that position, but Fisher does provide a stable presence if healthy. Sam Tevi would be asked to protect Carson Wentz's blindside for however long Fisher remains sidelined.

Added Yesterday 1:31 pm (EST)

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E. Fisher - OT

Colts signed T Eric Fisher to a one-year, $9.4 million contract.

It's about $100,000 less than Fisher made in 2020. Landing Fisher, who started 113 of 117 games with Kansas City from 2013 to 2020, is a boon for Carson Wentz, who was under constant pressure last season in Philadelphia. Fisher will now protect Wentz' blindside in 2021 -- and beyond, if the team extends Fisher sometime this year. Pro Football Focus graded Fisher, 30, as 2020's 22nd best pass blocking tackle. He'll join an Indy offensive line graded as PFF's seventh best pass-blocking unit in 2020. The Athletic's Stephen Holder said Fisher, who suffered an Achilles injury in the 2020 postseason, is expected to be back to full health by the end of September. The Indianapolis Star's Jim Ayello said the team has no timeline on the veteran's return. It wouldn't be surprising if Fisher missed the season's first month -- maybe two.

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