Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 30 March 2023

Mar 30, 2023 - 3:07 PM

Still no movement on Za’Darius Smith or Dalvin Cook. No news on any contract extensions or trades. It will probably stay that way for a little bit.

Spotrac does not show an update for CJ Ham but Overthecap shows a new deal for him where he got a 2.3M signing bonus with a 1.1M salary and a 100K workout bonus for a cap hit of 2.7M in 2023. That save the team 1.1M from his previous cap hit of 3.8M. He ha salaries of 2.4M in 2024 and 2.55M in 2025 with a 100K workout bonus in each year. His cap hit in 2024 is 3.267M and in 2025 it is 3.417M. He did play on 66% of the special teams snaps and had 10 receptions for 86 yards and 4 carries for 7 yards last year. Good for him is all. The Vikings keep an indispensable part of the offense.

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Since yore last open thread ...

Matt takes a look at Scouting the Minnesota Vikings’ Next QB with Quarterback Expert Crissy Froyd of Sports Illustrated

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Chris is Looking at a new seven-round Vikings mock draft

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John Randle, Josh Metellus help elementary school raise funds for playground equipment

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Tyler says The Vikings See Untapped Potential In Josh Oliver

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NFL Free Agent Trackers

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2023-nfl-free-agency-tracker-cuts-trades-signings

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-free-agency-tracker-latest-updates-on-where-top-100-available-free-agents-are-signing/

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https://overthecap.com/free-agency

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Yore Mock

Trade Partner: Arizona Cardinals

Sent: Za’Darius Smith

Received: Round 4 Pick 3

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Trade Partner: Jacksonville Jaguars

Sent: Dalvin Cook; Future Round 6 pPick

Received: Round 4 Pick 19

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Trade Partner: Houston Texans

Sent: Round 1 Pick 23

Received: Round 2 Pick 2; Round 3 Pick 10

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Trade Partner: Carolina Panthers

Sent: Round 2 Pick 2

Received: Round 2 Pick 8; Round 3 Pick 30

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Trade Partner: Las Vegas Raiders

Sent: Round 3 Pick 10; Round 5 Pick 23

Received: Round 3 Pick 7; Round 5 Pick 39

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Trade Partner: Kansas City Chiefs

Sent:Round 4 Pick 17

Received:Round 4 Pick 32; Round 5 Pick 31

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Trade Partner: LA Rams

Sent: Round 5 Pick 39

Received: Round 6 Pick 12; Round 7 Pick 6

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39: R2 P8 LB Trenton Simpson - Clemson 6’2.3” 235

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70: R3 P7 EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah - Kansas State 6’3.1” 255

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87: R3 P24 CB Kyu Blu Kelly - Stanford 6’0” 191

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93: R3 P30 WR A.T. Perry - Wake Forest 6’3.4” 198

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105: R4 P3 C Olusegun Oluwatimi - Michigan 6’2.4” 309

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121: R4 P19 QB Jake Haener - Fresno State 6’0” 207

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134: R4 P32 RB Roschon Johnson - Texas 6’0.2” 219

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166: R5 P31 DL Jerrod Clark - Coastal Carolina 6’3.5” 334

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189: R6 P12 G Anthony Bradford - LSU 6’4” 332

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211: R6 P34 WR Derius Davis - TCU 5’8.3 165

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223: R7 P6 S Jordan Howden - Minnesota 5’11.5” 203

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