Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 18-19 February 2023

The weekend is here and hopefully everyone is enjoying themselves or has plans to!

The NFL Combine starts on February 27th.

Here is link to the schedule

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-combine-2023-schedule-dates-for-each-prospects-workouts/

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/nfl-combine-2023-schedule.jpg

Here is a list of players by position

https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-nfl-scouting-combine-invited-prospects-by-position

Only 223 out of 324 combine invites in 2022 were drafted.

Since our last Open Thread ...

Vikings re-sign two exclusive rights free agents

Za’Darius Smith puts his Minnesota house up for sale

Source: The Eagles’ and Vikings’ trade conditions for Jalen Reagor

The statistical benchmarks are now known. Per a source, the fifth-round pick will become a fourth-round pick if Reagor achieves any of the following benchmarks either in 2022 or 2023:

40 receptions

500 receiving yards

5 touchdowns

In 2022, Reagor had 8 catches for 104 yards and 1 TD, so he did not reach any of those benchmarks.

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YORE MOCK

First some moves ...

Cap Space: ($23,674,174)

Trade Cook: Saves $5,898,727

Trade Z. Smith to Browns for 4.125: Saves $12,156,861

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Cut Kendricks: Saves $9,500,000

Cut Ham: Saves $3,050,000

Cut Reed: Saves $2,500,000

Cut Thielen: Saves $6,417,647

Cut Smith: Saves $7,379,999

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Restructure O’Neill: Saves $6,000,000

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Extend Hockenson 4 yr 58M: Saves $5,000,000

Extend Hunter 4 yr 88M: Costs ($5,000,000)

Extend Jefferson 4 yr 130M: Costs ($7,000,000)

Extend Shelley 2 yr 6M: Costs ($1,350,000)

Extend DePaola 2 yr 2.875M: Costs ($693,579)

Extend Schlottmann 2 yr 2.875M: Costs (545K)

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Sign CB Byron Murphy 3 yr 25.5M: Costs ($2,630,000)

Sign LB Azeez Al-Shaair 2 yr 9M: Costs ($2,130,000)

Remaining Cap Space: $15,204,648

2024 Cap Space: $94,419,562

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In this plan, they could release Hicks before the season and save 5M but that is kind of cheesy to do to the man. Also, I think they should sign Tomlinson which is not in this plan but his 7.5M cap hit (dead money) is included. And, of course, this plan does not touch Cousins’ deal.

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Trade Partner: Cleveland Browns

Sent: Za’Darius Smith

Received: Round 4 Pick 24

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Trade Partner: Buffalo Bills

Sent: Dalvin Cook

Received: Round 5 Pick 3

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Trade Partner: Dallas Cowboys

Sent: Round 1 Pick 23

Received: Round 1 Pick 26; Round 4 Pick 27

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Trade Partner: Kansas City Chiefs

Sent: Round 3 Pick 24

Received: Round 3 Pick 32, Round 4 Pick 32

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Trade Partner: Las Vegas Raiders

Sent: Round 4 Pick 32

Received: Round 5 Pick 7, Round 6 Pick 27

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Trade Partner: Houston Texans

Sent: Round 5 Pick 41

Received: Round 6 Pick 11, Round 7 Pick 20

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26: R1 P26 DL Keion White - Georgia Tech 6’4.6 286

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95: R3 P32 S Sydney Brown - Illinois 5’10” 213

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119: R4 P17 QB Jake Haener - Fresno State 6’0” 208

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126: R4 P24 RB Kenny McIntosh - Georgia 5’11.7” 210

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129: R4 P27 LB DeMarvion Overshown - Texas 6’2.3 220

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139: R5 P3 G Atonio Mafi - UCLA 6’2.6 338

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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143: R5 P7 C Juice Scruggs - Penn State 6’2.6” 308

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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160: R5 P24 CB Jakorian Bennett - Maryland 5’10.3 193

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188: R6 P11 WR Andrei Iosivas - Princeton 6’2.7” 212

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204: R6 P27 DL Moro Ojomo - Texas 6’2.4” 293

Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports

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239: R7 P20 DL Brodric Martin - Western Kentucky 6’4.5” 337

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

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