Vikings Territory: D.J. Wonnum Wins EDGE Rusher Job For 2021 Vikings

Press release from Vikings Territory:

Dustin Baker Dustin Baker

2021-09-07

Vikings fans asked predicted it in August – and they nailed it.

This news arrived as the Vikings released their unofficial Week 1 depth chart.

Wonnum was the man who strip-sacked Aaron Rodgers in a November game last season at Lambeau Field. The play ended the game, kickstarting a temporary resurgence by the Vikings after a stinky 1-5 start to the pandemic season. Minnesota even dragged the win-loss record back to .500 before collapsing all over again. It was Wonnum’s game-ending sack that spurred the brief revival – that and Dalvin Cook’s mayhem imposed on defenses.

Wonnum must stave off Everson Griffen at RDE in the long-term. Griffen is a Vikings legend, and he looked magnificent in preseason action against the Kansas City Chiefs. It would not be bizarre at all if Griffen reclaimed his 2014-2019 job sometime in 2021.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday along with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).

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