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Vikings Territory: 4 Takeaways From Day 10 Of Vikings Training Camp
It was the night that three Vikings quarterbacks were held out due to vaccine-related fallout.
August 8, 2021
The Minnesota Vikings held a scrimmage with fans in attendance at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, the first event of its kind in the edifice’s five-year history. One week prior, the Vikings held a similar event at TCO Performance Center in Eagan. It was the night that three Vikings quarterbacks were held out due to vaccine-related fallout.
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Here are the four notable takeaways from Day 10 of the Vikings 2021 training camp, this time in their glass palace.
On Friday, Jefferson caught a pass and hit the turf in Eagan with force on a tackle by new cornerback Bashaud Breeland. The Vikings wide receiver immediately bolted to the locker room, unable to move his arm. Shockwaves reverberated through the nervous systems of Vikings fans — was Jefferson going to miss regular-season time?
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He’s fine, and his teammates affirmed it at U.S. Bank Stadium during the scrimmage:
If the Vikings have Super Bowl aspirations — hint: they do — Jefferson is close to mandatory for the offense. The rookie from 2020 deconstructed the NFL record for receiving yards (1,400), seizing it as his own. The baton was taken from Anquan Boldin, who tallied 1,377 receiving yards during his maiden voyage in 2003.
Moral of the story: Jefferson will be ready for the regular season. Breathe.
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Of course, this was just a practice touchdown, but head coach Mike Zimmer has assayed Wonnum in this hybrid role for about one week. There might be something to it, potentially foreshadowing the duty for Wonnum while the Vikings use a front three of Danielle Hunter, Michael Pierce, and Sheldon Richardson in spots. Otherwise, the schemes are an example of Zimmer showing off at training camp for no good reason. And that’s unlikely.
Rookie kicker Riley Patterson finally arrived training camp to possibly boot his way to kicking duties in 2021.
The change of pace for this battle? Both men are unsung candidates for the gig. During the Vikings notorious kicker odyssey since Blair Walsh’s demise, the corrective plan of action entails “big names” like Daniel Carlson and Dan Bailey.
Jot them down. These WR names have a reasonable shot to make the 2021 Vikings:
The takeaway now is that it seems foreign that Osborn, Smith-Marsette, and Beebe would miss the cut. Therefore, at least six WRs should occupy the WR section of the Vikings 2021 depth chart.
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