The Vikings selected 11 players in the 2021 NFL draft. Most of those players were cut on Tuesday, failing to make the 53-man roster a year after they were drafted. That’s an ugly look for the Vikings’ prior regime of general manager Rick Spielman and coach Mike Zimmer, who were fired after the 2021 season. [more] … [Read more...] about Vikings cut most of their 2021 draft class
Archives for August 2022
Chris Grier: We never made any calls about trading Mike Gesicki
A recent story suggested that the Dolphins were talking to other teams about trading tight end Mike Gesicki. Coach Mike McDaniel previously called such talk “misleading.” G.M. Chris Grier provided a more specific explanation in a Tuesday press conference. “For us, we did not make any calls on Mike,” Grier said. “We had calls from [more] … [Read more...] about Chris Grier: We never made any calls about trading Mike Gesicki
Lions cut David Blough, leaving no backup quarterback behind Jared Goff for now
The Lions no longer have a backup quarterback. After the Lions cut one of their backup quarterbacks, Tim Boyle, they’re cutting the other one, David Blough. That leaves Jared Goff as the only quarterback currently on the Lions’ 53-man roster. Obviously, Goff won’t be the only quarterback on the roster when the season starts, so [more] … [Read more...] about Lions cut David Blough, leaving no backup quarterback behind Jared Goff for now
Dennis Allen: “Not an easy decision” to trade Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
There were a number of trades before Tuesday’s deadline to cut rosters to 53 players and the most impactful of them might have been the one that sent defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson from the Saints to the Eagles. While Gardner-Johnson was looking for a new contract as he entered the final year of his current [more] … [Read more...] about Dennis Allen: “Not an easy decision” to trade Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
Bengals plan to sign O.J. Howard
Free agent tight end O.J. Howard won’t be a free agent for long. Howard is visiting Cincinnati today, and if there are no issues with his physical the Bengals are expecting to sign him, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Bills cut Howard yesterday even though they just guaranteed him $3 million in [more] … [Read more...] about Bengals plan to sign O.J. Howard