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Thank you to everyone who has sent in their thoughts and prayers on behalf of Khyree Jackson, his two former teammates who also perished in the July 6 car accident in Maryland and their family members. It was not surprising to see that showing of support.
The Vikings organization last Thursday also sent out condolences to the family of former assistant coach Monte Kiffin, who left an indelible mark on football. Kiffin passed away at age 84, just a couple weeks after he was presented with an Award of Excellence from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On a much happier note, I'd like to wish the Edina Hornets 18U girls flag football team good luck this week at a tournament hosted by the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The team practiced at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center on Friday as part of a send-off event.
We're a week away from the first Vikings players reporting to training camp and less than a month from the first Gjallarhorn of 2024, which will be sounded when Minnesota opens its preseason slate against Las Vegas on Aug. 10.
With Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy getting reps in a new offensive system for both, were there any indications from [the offseason program] at who has acclimated more to the starting role?
Thanks and SKOL!!
— J. Pettit in Greenville, South Carolina
Shoutout to Greenville, South Carolina, and the Upstate. My wife and I got married in Greenville 17 years ago and spent the first couple of years of our marriage in nearby Spartanburg. Some of our favorite people are still there.
We know that Darnold was consistently taking reps with the No. 1s (although Head Coach Kevin O'Connell made sure to sprinkle in a few for McCarthy).
We also know that O'Connell closed the offseason program saying Darnold would open training camp as the starter. The coach and former QB also de-emphasized his players worrying about depth charts that won't be released for quite some time.
When Kyle Rudolph was participating in a media interview before the Minnesota Vikings Foundation's Golf Tournament last month, it came up that he had a different Week 1 starting quarterback in seven of his first eight seasons.
2011: Donovan McNabb
2012: Christian Ponder
2013: Christian Ponder
2014: Matt Cassel
2015: Teddy Bridgewater
2016: Shaun Hill
2017: Sam Bradford
2018: Kirk Cousins
With so much turnover at the sport's most important position, it's kind of hard to believe the Vikings were competing for — or earning — playoff spots many times during that run.
Cousins provided quarterback continuity that frankly escaped the Vikings for the better part of that decade (and really for a considerable part of the organization's history).
O'Connell and others know the value of having continuity at the position — and knew it long before 2023 when the team had to start four different QBs for the first time in franchise history.
Structure, offensive systems and talent around a quarterback can also be incredibly important.
Darnold looked comfortable in this system, and he's excited about the skill players and offensive linemen who will be in the huddle.
O'Connell and Darnold can build on their prior experiences in the NFL, and McCarthy can learn from each as he develops and grows in this system. Everyone has a learning curve of some type, but Darnold and McCarthy can continue to learn together as camp progresses.
Both are highly competitive and want to make the most of the opportunities in front of them.
There will be plenty of reps to go around during training camp, and I'm sure there will be plenty of attention focused on the quarterbacks in recapping the practice sessions and progressing through the preseason. I'm also sure that some of the evaluating factors will remain between the coaching staff.
In the June 24 Mailbag that featured Daunte Culpepper, the Vikings Legend explained how he prepared every day as if he were the starter, even though that opportunity didn't occur for the 1999 first-round pick until 2000.
Has there ever been another QB in history to win [36] games in high school with only 2 lost. In college, 27 wins and 1 loss, setting school record 72.3-percent completion rate & winning a national championship. [McCarthy] was the fastest QB in the top 5 drafted, running a 4.48 40-yard dash. It will be fun to watch.
— John Farmer
There's been almost no one with the record McCarthy posted as a starting quarterback at Michigan.
Chuck Ealey went 35-0 at Toledo from 1969, and Jimmy Harris was 25-0 at Oklahoma from 1954-56.
Neither Ealey nor Harris played in the NFL, so there's not a follow-up with how they did in the pros.
McCarthy's completion percentage at Michigan and athleticism are impressive.
Although there were plenty of mentions of his lack of passing volume (because of Michigan's propensity for running the football), former Wolverines and current Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh has repeatedly championed McCarthy's game and impact at Michigan as the best in school history.
A former Wolverines QB who was drafted in the first round by the Bears in 1987, Harbaugh drew distinction for what Tom Brady accomplished in the NFL but said after the Rose Bowl that he considers McCarthy "the greatest quarterback in University of Michigan — college football history."
"Got a long way to go to get to get where Tom Brady eventually got to, which is the GOAT. He lapped the field when it comes to that," Harbaugh added. "But in a college career there's been nobody at Michigan better than J.J."
Every draft class has quarterbacks who are able to transfer college success to pro success. Some reach another level in the NFL, and others are unable to yield similar results.
People in and out of the building are excited about McCarthy's future.
View photos of the Vikings roster as of August 22, 2024.
![3 WR Jordan Addison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/g8m9it1pxqc212tz9477.jpg)
3 WR Jordan Addison
![3 WR Jordan Addison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/nopebzbbbwqv3wc0jxrp.jpg)
3 WR Jordan Addison
![2 LB Brian Asamoah II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ctr44b2tqt5cdeng2ccx.jpg)
2 LB Brian Asamoah II
![2 LB Brian Asamoah II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/sj5sijy492nwvdf577yv.jpg)
2 LB Brian Asamoah II
![5 CB Mekhi Blackmon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hk2z6mmaoz06qzzwlywa.jpg)
5 CB Mekhi Blackmon
![5 CB Mekhi Blackmon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/tse8swctkmsverfhyz26.jpg)
5 CB Mekhi Blackmon
![56 C Garrett Bradbury](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/yk8kbqnagmcljzlrcpvn.jpg)
56 C Garrett Bradbury
![56 C Garrett Bradbury](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/psczvikcuif0vcqyxf2f.jpg)
56 C Garrett Bradbury
![64 G Blake Brandel](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/onee4kxsm3wm27k9gs28.jpg)
64 G Blake Brandel
![64 G Blake Brandel](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/brdlzkb2lemstr2caais.jpg)
64 G Blake Brandel
![90 DL Jonathan Bullard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/s9i4pz8apmjlkkvhzxs7.jpg)
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
![90 DL Jonathan Bullard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/o8d6ky5pl9dplgj6xj9q.jpg)
90 DL Jonathan Bullard
![24 S Camryn Bynum](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/xk7scutc4z1bvhx7a7sl.jpg)
24 S Camryn Bynum
![24 S Camryn Bynum](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/q8muybqx10hejxli17f6.jpg)
24 S Camryn Bynum
![68 G Henry Byrd](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bocplncuwc3ycdbaemzq.jpg)
68 G Henry Byrd
![68 G Henry Byrd](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/v8d3ussq6hhtv1b4dqhi.jpg)
68 G Henry Byrd
![55 OLB Andre Carter II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/s7j2siewse7e6ckajwqw.jpg)
55 OLB Andre Carter II
![55 OLB Andre Carter II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/lzfqcygj5cplyaoii8rh.jpg)
55 OLB Andre Carter II
![51 LB Blake Cashman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/psetuyg0fxo099zvpcvn.jpg)
51 LB Blake Cashman
![51 LB Blake Cashman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/nhob9vluje90c8rvp3uf.jpg)
51 LB Blake Cashman
![32 RB Ty Chandler](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/m3n5tektzfbnyvplveb5.jpg)
32 RB Ty Chandler
![32 RB Ty Chandler](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jbmijbf6ui8nlvvnh5fs.jpg)
32 RB Ty Chandler
![OL Matt Cindric](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/tnh1su7cymzgjx5rg8r6.jpg)
OL Matt Cindric
![OL Matt Cindric](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/uvhvqnvggob7oiwrtigk.png)
OL Matt Cindric
![6 S Lewis Cine](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ttwpbxltqjoeik8ufxgm.jpg)
6 S Lewis Cine
![6 S Lewis Cine](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ln4wlwgmtdzifpnsjyyw.jpg)
6 S Lewis Cine
![QB Matt Corral](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/objiwwej0lc7bmihfnim.png)
QB Matt Corral
![QB Matt Corral](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/jqfzo3f8vp2kgivvovbe.png)
QB Matt Corral
![14 QB Sam Darnold](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/wvzs7bfpaizpp43ku733.jpg)
14 QB Sam Darnold
![An image from May 23, 2024 of the third day of the 2024 OTAs, Organized Team Activity, at TCOPC in Eagan, MN.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hvdrzfauctizv7g6mtur.jpg)
An image from May 23, 2024 of the third day of the 2024 OTAs, Organized Team Activity, at TCOPC in Eagan, MN.
![71 T Christian Darrisaw](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ni4wxsbrtnbw3lx8spyv.jpg)
71 T Christian Darrisaw
![71 T Christian Darrisaw](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/w5to4df9l94as4djuk9e.jpg)
71 T Christian Darrisaw
![42 LS Andrew DePaola](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/f3abt2np9ncpyjvlbtqx.jpg)
42 LS Andrew DePaola
![42 LS Andrew DePaola](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bv0eeel6revq8v8bxal0.jpg)
42 LS Andrew DePaola
![21 CB Akayleb Evans](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/fkq79nrc3j1docpnm4wk.jpg)
21 CB Akayleb Evans
![21 CB Akayleb Evans](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/kj4nvc3b0gjcib5v8wuy.jpg)
21 CB Akayleb Evans
![69 C/G Dan Feeney](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dr1e5x6zchkuo2ej2pck.jpg)
69 C/G Dan Feeney
![69 C/G Dan Feeney](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/xkayvgapafyun66r0idf.jpg)
69 C/G Dan Feeney
![OL Chuck Filiaga](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/dxvanivymyobqwoz5rok.png)
OL Chuck Filiaga
![Chuck-Filiaga-action](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/rnbjmpplk3vblzj8aqzp.png)
![45 LB Dallas Gant](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/n6sqkbtgke9qpiikypgs.jpg)
45 LB Dallas Gant
![45 LB Dallas Gant](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/snkxm2qykxfzyosoi2kp.jpg)
45 LB Dallas Gant
![37 RB Myles Gaskin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/fa9f20unfjqkou9wqy5q.jpg)
37 RB Myles Gaskin
![37 RB Myles Gaskin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/cukylsql8jwybnw2txw9.jpg)
37 RB Myles Gaskin
![23 CB Stephon Gilmore](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/oz9xsluey3orcjyv0hem.jpg)
23 CB Stephon Gilmore
![23 CB Stephon Gilmore](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/wvcqj6m28slvrlz4apvp.png)
23 CB Stephon Gilmore
![28 CB AJ Green III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/yhveyzaq6njrd9ft4lgp.jpg)
28 CB AJ Green III
![28 CB AJ Green III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/wa8fn8m22zhhpjimk5mc.jpg)
28 CB AJ Green III
![58 OLB Jonathan Greenard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/krd7i7rsioqth32yxywc.jpg)
58 OLB Jonathan Greenard
![58 OLB Jonathan Greenard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zsxzk8n3ibqtrvz2zxbz.jpg)
58 OLB Jonathan Greenard
![1 CB Shaq Griffin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/ikwkkdasrhvl9xnvloyy.png)
1 CB Shaq Griffin
![1 CB Shaq Griffin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ukapydumqbjfc1rctbrh.jpg)
1 CB Shaq Griffin
![54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/d5hphquplwmstgkibytn.jpg)
54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
![54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gboddonuvc66ikvirmwb.jpg)
54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
![16 QB Jaren Hall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zupixted8t2kovhp9qfo.jpg)
16 QB Jaren Hall
![16 QB Jaren Hall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zf4l9ok8lgkkhlsp7ep1.jpg)
16 QB Jaren Hall
![WR Justin Hall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/aivuzb8ac6yuhs59iasj.png)
WR Justin Hall
![WR Justin Hall](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/hdvpva9m91g7funcdgat.png)
WR Justin Hall
![30 FB C.J. Ham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ejgelzxxzv8qyutff9he.jpg)
30 FB C.J. Ham
![30 FB C.J. Ham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jrvrqijvrnl9baq4sf98.jpg)
30 FB C.J. Ham
![13 WR N'Keal Harry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/cjlcntgiptlvmykrygwo.jpg)
13 WR N'Keal Harry
![13 WR N'Keal Harry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/z51pe4wp5nkzdyxm9tgm.jpg)
13 WR N'Keal Harry
![87 TE T.J. Hockenson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/cpg03yfet3v8ebed14if.jpg)
87 TE T.J. Hockenson
![87 TE T.J. Hockenson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/svoehrqtmsl7xqjgpbnc.jpg)
87 TE T.J. Hockenson
![Mohamed-Ibrahim-Headshot](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/ww6gk9sfzg7hedphlge2.png)
![Mohamed-Ibrahim-Action](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/d0c7ouaoiatnoer1hmx7.png)
![67 G Ed Ingram](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/flawzoaegpsgn8tqw06n.jpg)
67 G Ed Ingram
![67 G Ed Ingram](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ma5gzt0d1kw0fv1xcjpt.jpg)
67 G Ed Ingram
![81 WR Lucky Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bzdwmejjkutkoxvwpzwt.jpg)
81 WR Lucky Jackson
![81 WR Lucky Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ts8poaxj8ji5fifdruph.jpg)
81 WR Lucky Jackson
![25 S Theo Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ap7v8xalyyd1whv8ymyc.jpg)
25 S Theo Jackson
![25 S Theo Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/znuosmemcdnea3mxi89i.jpg)
25 S Theo Jackson
![8 WR Trishton Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/yhidrft15fqbgrnylxhz.jpg)
8 WR Trishton Jackson
![WR Trishton Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/hcyvhg8appk0qfkqoglm.png)
WR Trishton Jackson
![18 WR Justin Jefferson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/rrmtngrokcmufr6nuolr.jpg)
18 WR Justin Jefferson
![18 WR Justin Jefferson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hlb1mvzfxwx0sit8ahmw.jpg)
18 WR Justin Jefferson
![TE Neal Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/uembksvd2keliqiakcf0.jpg)
TE Neal Johnson
![TE Neal Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dv4fdohreyv0u6zbnxa5.jpg)
TE Neal Johnson
![33 RB Aaron Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dpwzttovjc9ng0uieksz.jpg)
33 RB Aaron Jones
![33 RB Aaron Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zaphfptjkjjdh8qilgno.jpg)
33 RB Aaron Jones
![82 WR Jeshaun Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ptshzrorukkw8ovotdnt.jpg)
82 WR Jeshaun Jones
![82 WR Jeshaun Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qmubwkdhy5ac55oenfmi.jpg)
82 WR Jeshaun Jones
![91 OLB Pat Jones II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/omyjsbckfmuzrhx6eo84.jpg)
91 OLB Pat Jones II
![91 OLB Pat Jones II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/yvbpwvi2r4rufavxjbza.jpg)
91 OLB Pat Jones II
![65 OL Michael Jurgens](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/auzw6jki14rtorkissjp.jpg)
65 OL Michael Jurgens
![65 OL Michael Jurgens](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vfqtq3ibbmvakpejsicv.jpg)
65 OL Michael Jurgens
![19 WR Malik Knowles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ggobmjjxlfzhvq48ghjz.jpg)
19 WR Malik Knowles
![19 WR Malik Knowles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vsvxp5piqqognagjmi6i.jpg)
19 WR Malik Knowles
![LB Jordan Kunaszyk](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/il7g539p58laargovt6m.jpg)
LB Jordan Kunaszyk
![LB Jordan Kunaszyk](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/jnvr3b25aoogieeujce8.png)
LB Jordan Kunaszyk
![60 DL James Lynch](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jayewxdizvzrtkx9fkco.jpg)
60 DL James Lynch
![60 DL James Lynch](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/fzoyod747ekmxzkl9wyf.jpg)
60 DL James Lynch
![95 DL Tyler Manoa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/w4ujq9yexbw1b7ci9mfu.jpg)
95 DL Tyler Manoa
![95 DL Tyler Manoa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/m6tmdu8uap2w3qebd21c.jpg)
95 DL Tyler Manoa
![27 RB DeWayne McBride](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gnsnv3htn9cojnxqsfco.jpg)
27 RB DeWayne McBride
![27 RB DeWayne McBride](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hs4oxpszt69vwp5ylzfw.jpg)
27 RB DeWayne McBride
![DB Bobby McCain](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/im0myiz9yyf1dyxkirke.png)
DB Bobby McCain
![DB Bobby McCain](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/lj6kt21xeyiojgsq5dvf.jpg)
DB Bobby McCain
![9 QB J.J. McCarthy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gpjvvkrall9el64rbgga.jpg)
9 QB J.J. McCarthy
![9 QB J.J. McCarthy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/crvqew8dd886pjfugroh.jpg)
9 QB J.J. McCarthy
![47 CB Dwight McGlothern](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zh4rqo7zyu0jsxpianxc.jpg)
47 CB Dwight McGlothern
![47 CB Dwight McGlothern](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/efht5opkgqdlimdmksvf.jpg)
47 CB Dwight McGlothern
![44 S Josh Metellus](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jueajc1rwgfsvlsrrcgv.jpg)
44 S Josh Metellus
![44 S Josh Metellus](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/xnu4md4avi9xraokj7va.jpg)
44 S Josh Metellus
![CB Fabian Moreau](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/ayp5gnvaojtrvgxmow5t.png)
CB Fabian Moreau
![CB Fabian Moreau](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/rxwz14wyjflev834v2qr.png)
CB Fabian Moreau
![12 QB Nick Mullens](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pmj0vp6fp95b5tv3mszh.jpg)
12 QB Nick Mullens
![12 QB Nick Mullens](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dmvegmbzbozqjjsg75tw.jpg)
12 QB Nick Mullens
![86 TE Johnny Mundt](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/utw4y28fhdigyszbwmbv.jpg)
86 TE Johnny Mundt
![86 TE Johnny Mundt](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zf8rphfbpfdhamb7fsov.jpg)
86 TE Johnny Mundt
![7 CB Byron Murphy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/wfatpyqvaxbqyqswmgpc.jpg)
7 CB Byron Murphy
![7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/srvxijusbgkowmweuyvk.jpg)
7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.
![59 OLB Gabriel Murphy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/q9tiitrbk0k4rfqu5yjs.jpg)
59 OLB Gabriel Murphy
![59 OLB Gabriel Murphy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/fxhbwzqsxhuxamuahfnt.jpg)
59 OLB Gabriel Murphy
![34 TE Nick Muse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/d85x0cxupdt9ea9egxhg.jpg)
34 TE Nick Muse
![34 TE Nick Muse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ho8ufpexdj8yuxe4hkly.jpg)
34 TE Nick Muse
![83 WR Jalen Nailor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/g6mcuied4uxlemghil0i.jpg)
83 WR Jalen Nailor
![83 WR Jalen Nailor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bknymicdbxqabafoj14m.jpg)
83 WR Jalen Nailor
![72 OL Doug Nester](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vn0a5vhnockn91ekwmpo.jpg)
72 OL Doug Nester
![72 OL Doug Nester](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/alcfsko7ghfxwz888gin.jpg)
72 OL Doug Nester
![26 RB Kene Nwangwu](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/lirqtnb71mym4tnuxp08.jpg)
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
![26 RB Kene Nwangwu](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gvu2itys0vah0shfe3gz.jpg)
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
![75 T Brian O'Neill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zpwxglrsx2qdnjdfg3ds.jpg)
75 T Brian O'Neill
![75 T Brian O'Neill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/cj2b63bipinb24rcm5lj.jpg)
75 T Brian O'Neill
![84 TE Josh Oliver](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gtcvyvpokyod6f2fjgwz.jpg)
84 TE Josh Oliver
![84 TE Josh Oliver](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/yowezcn5s4atc0vapfjv.jpg)
84 TE Josh Oliver
![0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ufxpfwaex1n1uxqpfufs.jpg)
0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.
![0 Ivan Pace Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/e5aphd5r2j8ybjlqtirw.jpg)
0 Ivan Pace Jr.
![57 DL Harrison Phillips](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dbwp7771onoc6c0sqsuo.jpg)
57 DL Harrison Phillips
![97 DL Harrison Phillips](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gkhnsm745pcewan4dmt7.jpg)
97 DL Harrison Phillips
![57 OLB Owen Porter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/iontgicnmn4fbkthedgx.jpg)
57 OLB Owen Porter
![57 OLB Owen Porter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/lyhdcogvfzxl2dn9ba5n.jpg)
57 OLB Owen Porter
![4 WR Brandon Powell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ukzkqfwnxrmsonolru9o.jpg)
4 WR Brandon Powell
![4 WR Brandon Powell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/xyofqehfoik1sjseml77.jpg)
4 WR Brandon Powell
![76 T David Quessenberry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vqruv8aurgwjzklvxjbg.jpg)
76 T David Quessenberry
![76 T David Quessenberry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hzaqvyrj3zmkk8pagiis.jpg)
76 T David Quessenberry
![61 DL Jalen Redmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/vikings/t4saxumroyz8nlzuompz.png)
61 DL Jalen Redmond
![DL Jalen Redmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/brurgfxnbrauk3qsyv6f.jpg)
DL Jalen Redmond
![46 K Will Reichard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/wtmp4rs91d6uuwy3mtsd.jpg)
46 K Will Reichard
![46 K Will Reichard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/aas7x0qrt1asnnoavo70.jpg)
46 K Will Reichard
![48 TE Sammis Reyes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/o2xj1bruzinufumfnbji.jpg)
48 TE Sammis Reyes
![48 TE Sammis Reyes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/st5bszti9ssok6ubhfe4.jpg)
48 TE Sammis Reyes
![98 OLB Bo Richter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/h73714vrsgw277mhnk5d.jpg)
98 OLB Bo Richter
![98 OLB Bo Richter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dnalviczglokgyafasks.jpg)
98 OLB Bo Richter
![66 G Dalton Risner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/deedikzddgndbvxdjoh4.jpg)
66 G Dalton Risner
![66 G Dalton Risner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dmjhq2tz6r17xzcsofjh.jpg)
66 G Dalton Risner
![79 G Tyrese Robinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bhkqim0xhuzau0nxnyyy.jpg)
79 G Tyrese Robinson
![79 G Tyrese Robinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/p0fbaegcwexz2trd7pnh.jpg)
79 G Tyrese Robinson
![50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/p6euvq7iuhnxzezngmqs.jpg)
50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez
![50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qmoapjqy6akwy1gpr5hk.jpg)
50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez
![74 OL Spencer Rolland](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/gwef1pa0ia9vjsly1by9.jpg)
74 OL Spencer Rolland
![74 OL Spencer Rolland](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jbngmbaxu8k5i4u50lyh.jpg)
74 OL Spencer Rolland
![78 T Walter Rouse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vnrhkwfizr7pgfuvw2tb.jpg)
78 T Walter Rouse
![78 T Walter Rouse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/eo0mpfx87ncpi1klh2ov.jpg)
78 T Walter Rouse
![93 DL Jaquelin Roy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/q2dsxizeydykw63p2nkq.jpg)
93 DL Jaquelin Roy
![93 DL Jaquelin Roy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/snulgf4j41s8kv1vu2bz.jpg)
93 DL Jaquelin Roy
![CB Duke Shelley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/rfxp5dg1ybymhdsnrbw5.jpg)
CB Duke Shelley
![Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears
January 8, 2013
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/raydsccm3uqsmbmaxhxm.jpg)
Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears January 8, 2013 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
![11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vyhlztqr02ow7masosel.jpg)
11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.
![11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/bqsxiq7xrueb53qohfff.jpg)
11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.
![22 S Harrison Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/urgylrqkvajmp3bgtdi3.jpg)
22 S Harrison Smith
![22 S Harrison Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/siw4oqwus0jnsy3hvsul.jpg)
22 S Harrison Smith
![94 DL Taki Taimani](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/etracmn5qfxllaxwy3vc.jpg)
94 DL Taki Taimani
![94 DL Taki Taimani](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/hyl03kevu35emlpgenew.jpg)
94 DL Taki Taimani
![89 WR Thayer Thomas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/eeybyrup9lhneyeg88tj.jpg)
89 WR Thayer Thomas
![89 WR Thayer Thomas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/mijg7ljtitaeu8ibafs5.jpg)
89 WR Thayer Thomas
![99 DL Jerry Tillery](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/xva50al02fj6s6vnf2gt.jpg)
99 DL Jerry Tillery
![99 DL Jerry Tillery](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/ddo7my5ful3u4maetwvu.jpg)
99 DL Jerry Tillery
![85 TE Robert Tonyan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jm3swmfmkrrrfov77kyu.jpg)
85 TE Robert Tonyan
![85 TE Robert Tonyan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/pmdcwlonqcavbbsyczcc.jpg)
85 TE Robert Tonyan
![15 OLB Dallas Turner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/punsv7nzjhdvutorntyc.jpg)
15 OLB Dallas Turner
![15 OLB Dallas Turner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/itep5924wxav9heflztd.jpg)
15 OLB Dallas Turner
![43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qpmtgvdibz1wstaoykoz.jpg)
43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel
![43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/v36uklinsou0w2rtjjlx.jpg)
43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel
![20 S Jay Ward](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/prtudswzxxrl8yhljeqz.jpg)
20 S Jay Ward
![20 S Jay Ward](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/z9n0clmjj7ekix1ugih5.jpg)
20 S Jay Ward
![52 OLB Jihad Ward](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/dwrzrcczaploypj0ahes.jpg)
52 OLB Jihad Ward
![52 OLB Jihad Ward](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/kkyxuyt6busmnzgsgnff.jpg)
52 OLB Jihad Ward
![38 CB Jaylin Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/e4lcpyan0ixxyoasqstt.jpg)
38 CB Jaylin Williams
![38 CB Jaylin Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/jjjgyp8jojqf2rz5meb4.jpg)
38 CB Jaylin Williams
![92 DL Jonah Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/vtg2r1cbecxrkljvmj3b.jpg)
92 DL Jonah Williams
![92 DL Jonah Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/t5wmsjgfube7x61ojomh.jpg)
92 DL Jonah Williams
![CB Nahshon Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/qmszlas2cv3qbotfskb4.jpg)
CB Nahshon Wright
![CB Nahshon Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/mhwkx9ii7myl8bhap3xh.jpg)
CB Nahshon Wright
![17 P Ryan Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/zkxcdyfp5m9givkisgsp.jpg)
17 P Ryan Wright
![17 P Ryan Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/vikings/sfodxiiqwlzi4zxfunpa.jpg)
17 P Ryan Wright
Can you provide status reports on UDFAs Malik Knowles and Bo Richter? I have not seen a trace of either in OTAs or minicamps in your photos and videos or in any commentary. Are they injured? I know they are both roster long shots, but they seemed to have some developmental promise and so far, they have been ghosts.
— Mark Webster
Malik Knowles was able to participate in the rookie minicamp. He and returnee Thayer Thomas made several catches during that camp in May, showing their experience from being around the building the previous year.
Knowles was not participating in multiple OTA and mandatory minicamp sessions, but I don't think his injury has been discussed.
Richter's Relative Athletic Score of 9.91 is absolutely elite and has my interest piqued. It's one of the best ever for a linebacker. His size (lack of length) probably prevented him from being drafted. Richter is listed at 6-1 and 248 pounds. His arm length was listed at 30 and 5/8 inches.
He was working on a side field multiple days and progressing closer to action.
Hopefully by training camp they'll be able to put their best feet forward.