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Marcus Mariota threw 19 touchdowns for the Titans in 12 games played as a rookie in 2015.

Tennessee's defensive unit ranked 12th in the NFL with 39.0 sacks last season.

The Titans hired former Vikings tight end Mike Mularkey as the team's head coach in January of the offseason.

Clay Matthews recorded 6.5 sacks and one interception in 2015.

Eddie Lacy ran for 100 yards on 22 carries against the Vikings in Minnesota last year.

Mike McCarthy is 49 games over .500Â (104-55-1) in 10 seasons as an NFL head coach.

Josh Norman had four interceptions and three forced fumbles in 2015.

Cam Newton won his first NFL MVP award in 2015 and threw for 35 touchdowns and 3,837 yards.

Ron Rivera has led the Panthers to a 47-32-1 record in five seasons as Carolina's head coach.

Eli Manning threw for a career-high 35 touchdowns in 2015.

The Giants defense ranked last in the NFL, allowing a total of 6,725 yards to opponents.

Ben McAdoo was hired as the Giants 17th head coach in January after working as the team's offensive coordinator for the past two seasons.

J.J. Watt has won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year honor three of the past four seasons.

DeAndre Hopkins was third in the NFL in receiving yards last season (1,521), trailing Antonio Brown and Julio Jones.

Bill O'Brien has led Houston to two 9-7 seasons since taking over as head coach in 2014.


Sam Bradford was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Malcolm Jenkins led Philadelphia with 109 tackles (90 solo), according to NFL.com.

Doug Pederson enters his first season as the head coach of the Eagles. Pederson spent two stints with Green Bay (1996-98 and 2001-04) as a backup to Brett Favre.

Pernell McPhee had 53 tackles, 6.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception last season.

Alshon Jeffery had four receiving touchdowns in 2015 after compiling 17 collectively in the previous two seasons.

The Vikings won at Soldier Field for the first time since 2007 last season.

Matt Stafford had a career-high 67.2 completion percentage in 2015.

Detroit's scoring defense ranked 23rd in the NFL last season, allowing 400 total points to opponents.

Jim Caldwell holds an 18-14 overall record as the Lions head coach.

Kirk Cousins compiled a 101.6 passer rating and threw for 4,166 yards in his first full season as a starter for the Redskins.

Jay Gruden led Washington to the playoffs with a 9-7 record in his second season as head coach.

DeAngelo Hall enters his 13 season in the NFL and his eighth year with the Redskins as the league's active leader with 43 career interceptions.

Tyrann Mathieu returns for his fourth season with the Cardinals after tearing his right ACL in December.

Carson Palmer is 16th on the all-time passing touchdown list (259).

Bruce Arians holds a 34-14 regular season record in three seasons as the head coach of Arizona.

Theo Riddick had five receptions for 41 yards against the Vikings in September.

Golden Tate led the Lions with 90 receptions last season. He totaled 813 yards and six receiving touchdowns.

The Vikings came back from a 14-3 deficit to win 28-19 at Ford Field last season.

The Cowboys defense finished last in the NFL in turnover margin last season (minus-22) with 11 takeaways against 33 giveaways by the offense.

Jason Garrett led Dallas to a 12-4 record in 2014, followed by a 4-12 record last season.

Dez Bryant had 16 touchdowns and 1,320 receiving yards in his last full season played in 2014.

Allen Hurns caught 10 touchdowns and had 1,031 receiving yards in his second season with the Jaguars.

The Jaguars defense placed 31st in the NFL, allowing 28.0 points per game by opponents in 2015.

Gus Bradley is 12-36 in three seasons as the Jaguars head coach.

Andrew Luck battled injuries in 2015 and started seven games for the Colts.

Chuck Pagano was 11-5 in his first three years as the head coach of Indianapolis. Last year he led the Colts to an 8-8 record.

The Indianapolis scoring defense was 25th in the NFL in 2015, allowing 25.5 points per game.

Aaron Rodgers had a career-high 572 attempts in 2015, throwing for 3,821 yards and 31 touchdowns.

Julius Peppers is the active leader with 136.0 sacks in the NFL.

The last time the Vikings played at Lambeau Field, Minnesota was crowned as the 2015 NFC North champion.

Jay Cutler compiled the best passer rating (92.3) of his career in 2015.

Tracy Porter had an interception and a forced fumble in the Bears secondary last season.

John Fox enters his second season as the Bears head coach.
The Vikings made six selections on the third and final day of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Minnesota drafted T Willie Beavers out of Western Michigan with the 121st overall pick, Missouri LB Kentrell Brothers (160th), German receiver Moritz Boehringer (180th), Texas-San Antonio TE David Morgan II (188th), Vanderbilt DE Stephen Weatherly (227th) and Clemson S Jayron Kearse (244th).
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Below is the rundown of activity from day three:

At Titans, Sept. 11
Fourth Round
No selection in the fourth round because of trades
Fifth Round
WR Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts, No. 140 overall
CB LeShaun Sims, Southern Utah, No. 157 overall
Sixth Round
G Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas, No. 193 overall
Seventh Round
OLB Aaron Wallace, UCLA, No. 222 overall
CB Kalan Reed, Southern Miss, No. 253 overall
The rundown: The Titans addressed defensive depth for much of the third day after opening with the selection of Sharpe and totaled six defenders out of their 10 picks in three days.
At Panthers, Sept. 25
Fourth Round
No selection in the fourth round because of a trade
Fifth Round
CB Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma, No. 141 overall
Sixth Round
No choice in the sixth round because of a trade
Seventh Round
TE Beau Sandland, Montana State, No. 252 overall
Second Round
CB James Bradberry, Samford, No. 62 overall
Third Round
CB Daryl Worley, West Virginia, No. 77 overall
Traded 93rd overall pick to Browns
The rundown: The defending NFC Champions made five picks, and three are defensive backs, which could lend to some active camp battles.
Vs. Giants, Oct. 3
Fourth Round
LB B.J. Goodson, Clemson, No. 109 overall
Fifth Round
RB Paul Perkins, UCLA, No. 149 overall
Sixth Round
TE Jerell Adams, South Carolina, No. 184 overall
Seventh Round
No selection in this round because of a trade
The rundown:Goodson could have a reunion with former Clemson teammates Mackensie Alexander and Jayron Kearse, who were drafted by the Vikings in the second and seventh rounds, respectively. Perkins could see Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks coming after him.
Vs. Texans, Oct. 9
Fourth Round
RB Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, No. 119 overall
Fifth Round
S K.J. Dillon, West Virginia, No. 159 overall
NT D.J. Reader, Clemson, No. 166 overall
Sixth Round
No choice in this round because of a trade
Seventh Round
No choice in this round because of a trade
The rundown: The afternoon off? Not exactly. The Texans addressed the middle of their defense at the line of scrimmage and on the back end with Dillon.

At Eagles, Oct. 23
Fourth Round
No selections because of trades
Fifth Round
RB Wendell Smallwood, West Virginia, No. 153 overall
T Halapoulivaati Vaitai, TCU, No. 164 overall
Sixth Round
DB Blake Countess, Auburn, No. 196 overall
Seventh Round
DB Jalen Mills, LSU, No. 233 overall
DE Alex McCalister, Florida, No. 240 overall
LB Joe Walker, Oregon, No. 251
The rundown:Philadelphia addressed all levels of its defense that ranked 32nd against the run in 2015.
At Redskins, Nov. 13
Fourth Round
No selection made because of a trade
Fifth Round
DT Matthew Ioannidis, Temple, No. 152 overall
Sixth Round
QB Nate Sudfeld, Indiana, No. 187 overall
Seventh Round
LB Steven Daniels, Boston College, No. 232 overall
RB Keith Marshall, Georgia, No. 242 overall
The rundown:Washington added a potential backup to Kirk Cousins (they also have Colt McCoy) and a running back to the mix to counter the departure of Alfred Morris in free agency.

Vs. Cardinals, Nov. 20
Fourth Round
C Evan Boehm, Missouri, No. 128 overall
Fifth Round
S Marqui Christian, Midwestern State, No. 167 overall
T Cole Toner, Harvard, No. 170 overall
Sixth Round
DB Harlan Miller, Southeastern Louisiana, No. 205 overall
Seventh Round
No choice because of a trade
The rundown:The defending NFC West champs totaled three defensive backs out of their six picks and mined smaller programs on the third day of the draft.
Vs. Cowboys, Dec. 1
Fourth Round
DE Charles Tapper, Oklahoma, No. 101 overall
QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, No. 135 overall
Fifth Round
No choice because of a trade
Sixth Round
DB Anthony Brown, Purdue, No. 189 overall
DB Kavon Frazier, Central Michigan, No. 212 overall
RB Darius Jackson, Eastern Michigan, No. 216 overall
Seventh Round
No choice because of a trade
The rundown:Dallas finally addressed what many believe is a need at edge rusher in the fourth round and added a fourth QB to its roster, with Prescott joining Tony Romo, Kellen Moore and Jameill Showers.

At Jaguars, Dec. 11
Fourth Round
DT Sheldon Day, Notre Dame, No. 103 overall
Fifth Round
No choice because of a trade
Sixth Round
DE Tyrone Holmes, Montana, No. 181 overall
QB Brandon Allen, Arkansas, No. 201 overall
Seventh Round
DE Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas, No. 226 overall
The rundown:Like defense? Jaguars Head Coach and Zumbrota, Minnesota, native Gus Bradley does, and Jacksonville used six of its seven picks on that side of the football. The only offensive player could back up established starter Blake Bortles.

Vs. Colts, Dec. 18
Fourth Round
DT Hassan Ridgeway, Texas, No. 116 overall
ILB Antonio Morrison, Florida, No. 125 overall
Fifth Round
T Joe Haeg, North Dakota State, No. 155 overall
Sixth Round
No choice because of a trade
Seventh Round
LB Trevor Bates, Maine, No. 239 overall
C Austin Blythe, Iowa, No. 248 overall
The rundown:Indianapolis opted to use half of its eight draft picks on offensive linemen, including Haeg, a Lake Shore, Minnesota native, who teamed with second overall pick Carson Wentz for the Bison.