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Jake Browning - QB

Minnesota Vikings

Vikings QB Jake Browning, QB Nate Stanley, CB Cordrea Tankersley, FB Jake Bargas, OL Zack Bailey, CB Tae Hayes, OT Blake Brandel and S Luther Kirk to reserve/future contracts.

Added Jan 04 5:13 pm (EST)

Andrew Krammer on Twitter

Stanley and Browning, who spent 2020 on the practice squad, ensure the Vikings open 2021 with at least three quarterbacks on its roster. Hayes made his Vikings debut in Week 17 on special teams and will also stick around. Bargas is merely insurance in case C.J. Ham misses any games.

Added Jan 04 5:13 pm (EST)

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TEAM Ranks

OFFENSE

Overall
10
Passing
25
Rushing
3

DEFENSE / ST

Overall
13
Passing
12
Rushing
20

NFC North Standings

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

INJURY REPORT FOR MINNESOTA VIKINGS

There is no fantasy relevant injury information available at this time.

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

K. Rudolph

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
Mike Boone	MIN	29	11	59	1	5.4	2	2	10	0

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
Kyle Rudolph	MIN	572	37	28	334	1	164.00
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
Eric Wilson	MIN	62	59	3.0000	1	2	8
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
Hardy Nickerson	MIN	5	4	0.0000	2	0	1
Jordan Brailford	MIN	2	0	0.0000	1	1	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
Anthony Harris	MIN	58	46	0.0000	0	0	7
Harrison Smith	MIN	54	35	0.5000	0	0	10
Cameron Dantzler	MIN	36	10	0.0000	1	1	4
Kris Boyd	MIN	21	9	0.0000	1	0	2
Holton Hill	MIN	19	5	1.0000	0	0	3
Chris Jones	MIN	18	1	0.0000	0	0	0
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

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	SFTY	FF	Pass Def
Jaleel Johnson	MIN	22	22	1.5000	0	0	0
Shamar Stephen	MIN	20	14	0.5000	0	0	0
Jalyn Holmes	MIN	16	20	0.0000	0	0	2
Ifeadi Odenigbo	MIN	16	19	3.5000	1	0	0
D.J. Wonnum	MIN	16	8	3.0000	0	1	1
Hercules Mata'afa	MIN	12	12	2.5000	0	0	0
Armon Watts	MIN	12	19	0.5000	0	0	0
Eddie Yarbrough	MIN	5	3	0.0000	0	0	0
James Lynch	MIN	2	1	1.0000	0	0	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
Mike Boone	MIN	RB	9	37	0	0	0	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
Davion Davis	MIN	WR	0	0	0	0	0
K.J. Osborn	MIN	WR	14	0	1	1	0
Dillon Mitchell	MIN	WR	0	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Irv Smith	MIN	TE	45	462	2	2
Kyle Rudolph	MIN	TE	26	256	3	3
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

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D. Watson - QB

HOU

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Deshaun Watson has requested to be traded from the Texans.

It's been long reported that Watson wants out of Houston, but this is the first time his request has been considered "official." Schefter adds that Watson actually hasn’t spoken to new Texans general manager Nick Caserio nor executive Jack Easterby since the former's decision has already been made. With a no-trade clause baked into his deal, the 25-year-old will ultimately choose his own suitor on the market. One after another, Houston's dumbfounding decisions and cronyism in the front office transparently highlight an organization that has no direction or intention of winning in either the near future or long-term, resulting in this decision. Whomever lands Watson will merely take on a team-friendly $10.54 million cap hit in 2021 and have its franchise cornerstone locked up under center through the 2025 season.

Added 9:56 am (EST)

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J. McCown - QB

HOU

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the Texans are "targeting" Josh McCown and Lovie Smith as assistants.

The Texans were shredded for giving McCown a head-coaching interview over more qualified candidates, but all signs point to the former quarterback as being a future NFL coach. Being hired as a QBs coach or passing-game coordinator would be a reasonable start. Smith would bring a lot of experience to first-time head coach David Culley, and he's available after being fired by Illinois last December. The Texans have their offensive coordinator in Tim Kelly.

Added Yesterday 10:38 pm (EST)

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C. Wheeler - OT

SEA

Seahawks waived OT Chad Wheeler.

His career is over, as Wheeler announced on his Twitter that he's leaving football following his very public arrest after he decided to beat his girlfriend to a pulp. The 27-year-old essentially tried to kill his girlfriend (now ex) over the weekend, sending her to the hospital with a bloody and swollen face, among other injuries. Alleah, the victim, claimed Wheeler "thought I was dead on my bed and continued to eat dinner" before she got up and went to the bathroom when Wheeler replied, "Wow, you're still alive." This man needs help.

Added Yesterday 4:57 pm (EST)

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J. Witten - TE

Former Cowboys and Raiders TE Jason Witten announced his retirement from the NFL after 17 seasons.

Witten, 39 in May, is signing a one-day contract with the Cowboys to retire as a member of the team he spent his first 16 years with before joining the Raiders for the 2020 season. Witten was out of the league in 2018 when he joined ESPN's Monday Night Football booth, but that was a total disaster for both sides. He came out of his hiatus for two more playing seasons and ends his Hall of Fame career with 1,228 catches for 13,046 yards and 74 touchdowns. He turned in four 1,000-yard seasons and four others of 850-plus yards, never missing a game from 2004 forward. Witten made 11 Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro twice. Witten made over $76 million in the NFL.

Added Yesterday 4:24 pm (EST)

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J. Goff - QB

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport's "understanding" is the Rams are "expected to have an open competition" at quarterback in training camp next summer, featuring Jared Goff and John Wolford.

RapSheet said that's "if" Goff remains on the roster, which is highly likely considering his contract. Wolford started two games for the Rams at the end of the season, "managing" L.A. to a win in Week 17 against the Cardinals, where he went 22-of-38 for 231 scoreless yards and an interception while leading the team in rushing with a 6-56 line. But he was hurt in the Wild Card start against Seattle, and Goff reclaimed the gig. It's clear the Rams aren't satisfied with Goff at all and are now realizing he's holding the team back. But Wolford isn't the answer. The Rams need to start taking their No. 2 QB spot seriously.

Added Yesterday 1:30 pm (EST)

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B. Dupree - LB

PIT

Steelers OLB Bud Dupree (knee) expects to be ready for training camp.

Dupree tore his ACL in early December. He's ahead of schedule in his rehab, but still seems likely to open camp on the active/PUP list and is questionable for Week 1. After playing last year on the franchise tag, the Steelers' cap situation could force them to move on from Dupree this offseason. Dupree will likely have to settle for another one-year deal to stay in Pittsburgh.

Added Yesterday 12:40 pm (EST)

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C. Wheeler - OT

SEA

Seahawks OL Chad Wheeler was arrested on assault and domestic violence charges.

Wheeler is accused of getting into a "physical fight" with his girlfriend. He was released Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. The Seahawks are "aware of the situation and still gathering information." 27-year-old Wheeler is a restricted free agent this offseason.

Added Yesterday 12:15 pm (EST)

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C. Thompson - RB

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The Florida Times Union believes the Jaguars will look to move on from free agent Chris Thompson.

Thompson played in only eight games before landing on IR with a back injury. He averaged four touches per week when healthy, playing 29 percent of offensive snaps. With a new coaching staff and a three-down back in James Robinson, the Jaguars should let Thompson walk this offseason.

Added Yesterday 11:14 am (EST)

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