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Vikings Territory: Ifeadi Odenigbo Released By Giants
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Dustin Baker Dustin Baker
2021-08-31
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All NFL teams whittled down their respective rosters on Tuesday, resulting in the release of former Vikings pass rusher Ifeadi Odengibo.
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Odenigbo, 27, spent the offseason with the New York Giants after the Minnesota Vikings severed ties with the EDGE rusher in March. Along with tight end Kyle Rudolph, Odenigbo briefly hopped on the Giants roster, but evidently wasn’t a fit within the team’s 3-4 defense. Rudolph was not released.
For now, second-year EDGE rusher D.J. Wonnum is forecasted to earn RDE duties opposite Danielle Hunter at LDE. In 2020, Wonnum and Odenigbo interchanged pass-rushing duties for the Vikings.
Playing 65% of all defensive snaps in the pandemic season, Odengibo tallied 3.5 sacks and 35 total tackles.
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