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2021 SCHEDULE 2021 U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP PRESEASON Vikings host fourth training camp at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Results The 2021 U.S. Bank Vikings Training Camp Aug. 7, that is open to the public. This is the 8/14 (Sat.) DENVER 3 p.m. FOX 9/ NFLN will be held in Eagan, Minnesota, at the first stadium pracitce open to the public in team 8/21 (Sat.) INDIANAPOLIS 7 p.m. FOX 9 8/27 (Fri.) at Kansas City 7 p.m. FOX 9/ NFLN team’s headquarters, Twin Cities Orthopedics history. Performance Center, for the fourth time. On Thursday, Aug. 14, the Vikings will host the REGULAR SEASON Rookies and other select players will report to Denver Broncos for their first preseason game of Week) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV camp on Sunday, July 25, while the remaining the season, following their joint practices with 1) 9/12 (Sun.) at Cincinnati Noon FOX 2) 9/19 (Sun.) at Arizona 3:05 p.m. FOX players will report on Tuesday, July 27. the club on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12. Minnesota will 3) 9/26 (Sun.) SEATTLE 3:25 p.m. FOX The first team practice will take place on then take on the Colts for its final home game 4) 10/3 (Sun.) CLEVELAND Noon CBS Wednesday, July 28. The Vikings 14 training of the preseason on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. 5) 10/10 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX 6) 10/17 (Sun.) at Carolina Noon FOX camp practices will be open to the public but (CT). The Vikings will travel to Kansas City, 7) 10/24 (Sun.) BYE WEEK fans are required to reserve tickets in advance concluding the team’s preseason on Friday, 8) 10/31 (Sun.) DALLAS 7:20 p.m. NBC on Vikings.com/trainingcamp. August 27, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. (CT). 9) 11/7 (Sun.) at Baltimore Noon FOX On Saturday, July 31, the team will hold a 10) 11/14 (Sun.) at Los Angeles (LAC) 3:05 p.m. FOX 11) 11/21 (Sun.) GREEN BAY Noon FOX night practice in TCO Stadium and fans are The first media availability will be held 12) 11/28 (Sun.) at San Francisco 3:25 p.m. FOX encouraged to attend the first practice under Tuesday, July 27 with Head Coach Zimmer and 13) 12/5 (Sun.) at Detroit Noon CBS the lights this season. The Vikings will host General Manager Rick Spielman. 14) 12/9 (Thur.) PITTSBURGH 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN 15) 12/20 (Mon.) at Chicago 7:15 p.m. ESPN a practice at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, 16) 12/26 (Sun.) LOS ANGELES (LAR) Noon FOX 17) 1/2 (Sun.) at Green Bay 7:20 p.m. NBC 18) 1/9 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon FOX Home games capitalized TRAINING CAMP MEDIA SCHEDULE *All game times are CT and subject to change Tuesday, July 27 Friday, August 6 Noon – Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer 12:15 p.m. – Mike Zimmer CREDENTIAL GUIDELINES (No practice) 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice All media interested in covering training camp must request credentials at least 24 hours prior to arrival at Wednesday, July 28 Saturday, August 7 TCO. Please visit https://vikings.1rmg.com and locate the 12:15 p.m. – Kirk Cousins, select player press conferences TBD media availability credentials tab. No credentials will be distributed for same 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice (select players) Noon – 2 p.m. Stadium Scrimmage at U.S. Bank Stadium day requests. Thursday, July 29 Sunday, August 8 Credentials are only valid on approved days. 11:45 a.m. – Klint Kubiak, Mike Zimmer, select players Players Day Off 2 –4 p.m. – Practice (select players available after practice) All media members attending training camp must be Monday, August 9 fully vaccinated. If you haven’t done so already, please 12:15 p.m. – Mike Zimmer submit the vaccination certification form. If you are not Friday, July 30 fully vaccinated or you are not comfortable providing this 12:15 p.m. – Andre Patterson, Adam Zimmer, select players 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice information, you will not be permitted to cover camp. 2 – 4 pm – Practice (select players available after practice) Tuesday, August 10 Saturday, July 31 11:45 a.m. – Ryan Ficken, Andre Patterson and Adam Zimmer TBD – Mike Zimmer and select players 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice COMMUNICATIONS STAFF 7:15 – 9:30 p.m. Practice in TCO Stadium Wednesday, August 11 Bob Hagan - VP of Football/Media Comm...... 612.327.7069 Sunday, August 1 TBD Joint practice with Denver Jeff Anderson - VP of Strategic/Corporate Comm....612.247.4482 Players Day Off Tom West - Director, Alumni & Youth Football Comm..612.327.7075 Thursday, August 12 Jon Ekstrom - Director, Communications...... 612.418.6265 Monday, August 2 TBD Joint practice with Denver Sam Newton - Senior Manager, Football Comm... 612.965.4712 12:15 p.m. – Mike Zimmer and Ryan Ficken Carly Bonk - Communications Coordinator...... 612.718.4093 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice Friday, August 13 Taylor Garner - Communications Associate...... 651.600.1683 Players Day Off Tim Wiemann- Communications Associate.... 651.350.8201 Tuesday, August 3 11:45 a.m. – Klint Kubiak Saturday, August 14 VIKINGS MEDIA SITE 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice 3 p.m. Game vs. Denver at U.S. Bank Stadium All media members are encouraged to utilize the Vikings’ media site (https://vikings.1rmg.com) to assist in their coverage of the Wednesday, August 4 Sunday, August 15 team. Materials provided by the communications department 12:15 p.m. – Mike Zimmer and Andre Patterson Players Day Off are available to view and download at the site, including media 2 – 4 p.m. – Practice schedules, press releases, clips, quotes, photos, media guides, rosters, depth charts, etc. Thursday, August 5 11:45 a.m. – Adam Zimmer and select players Please work with the Vikings Communications Staff for 2 –4 p.m. – Practice individual player requests.* *Please Note: All practices, times (CT) and interviews are approximate and subject to change*
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You must request your credential at least 24 hours in advance of your arrival (directions to apply on the first page). Once you have been approved for credentials, you will receive an electronic parking pass via email. Present that parking pass to security (either printed out or on your phone) to enter training camp grounds, then proceed to follow the signage to the media parking lot and media check-in.
Taxi/Ride Sharing Apps: The drop off location for any taxi or ride sharing app is directly in front of the media check-in location. Please use 2600 Vikings Circle, Eagan, Minnesota for the address. You must show the electronic parking pass (either printed out or on your phone) to security in order for your driver to be allowed access to the media drop-off location.
MEDIA CHECK-IN Media members must present their identification at the media check-in desk to receive their training camp credential on their first day on site. No children or individuals wearing team gear will be given media credentials at any time. A member of the Vikings communications staff will be at check-in starting at 11 a.m. each day.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS | VIKINGS.1RMG.COM 2021 U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP TRAINING CAMP MEDIA INFORMATION NFL-NFLPA MEDIA PROTOCOLS FOR 2021 TRAINING CAMP * Media access on game days is limited to fully vaccinated media members. * All interviews must be socially distanced. * Media access to TCO Performance Center and U.S. Bank Stadium will be limited for the 2021 Training Camp and Preseason to those media members who have obtained a COVID-19 vaccination and have agreed adhere to all NFL-NFPLA medical and facility protocols as a condition of access. * Media personnel will be assigned Tier 2M or Tier 3-Outdoor Access. * There is a daily maximum of Tier 2M (25) and 3OA (50) individuals. Those permitted in club facilities will be at discretion of the team but will not be permitted access to other restricted areas or within close proximity to Tier 1 individuals. * Media personnel with Tier 2M credentials must undergo screening and testing under the applicable protocols prior to entering club facilities. The Vikings Communications staff will update the media on such protocols. * Media personnel with Tier 3-OA credentials may not enter club facilities at any time and may not conduct in-person interviews with any Tier 1 Individuals. * In-person interviews conducted by Tier 2M Individuals with players must be arranged for physical distancing. * In-person interviews of other Tier 1 and Tier 2 Individuals will be permitted to be conducted by Tier 2M Individuals, but physical distancing must be adhered to. * Media must keep their work space cleaned and disinfect any areas utilized. * Media personnel with 2M access must pick up a Kinexon tracker following the completion of the daily screening form.
MEDIA CENTER/MEDIA WORK ROOM * The media center will be open for daily use for Tier 2M media only. A maximum of 25 workers can use this space per day. Please access the media center with your assigned key cards/codes. * If you do not have a reserved work station, please find an open work space in the press conference room. * Per NFL policy, masks are required at all times inside the media center. * Outside food and beverages are allowed. Snacks and water will be available in the media work room.
PRACTICE POLICIES * One-on-one interviews will be permitted with Tier 2M media while maintaining proper distancing. * All practices are open in their entirety during training camp. Filming/photography will be allowed through the entire practice until the practice at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 7. The Vikings ask that video focus on individual players rather than wide-angle views of specific plays. Beginning Monday August 9, filming will be limited for the remainder of camp. * Members of the media are allowed to blog and/or tweet from the practice field during training camp. * Members of the media are not allowed to live stream from the practice field unless in accordance with NFL policy or previously approved by Vikings Communications. * Tripods are allowed on the south and east sideline. * Also, due to safety precautions, no kneeling or sitting is permitted while on the practice field. * Media members must keep proper distance from Tier 1 and Tier 2 members on the practice field. Vikings Communications will communicate practice viewing areas. * No food or drink (except water) is allowed on the fields. * Please do not report on offensive or defensive strategy, including formations, personnel groupings or unconventional plays. * Media members are asked to not wear Vikings apparel, as this is a working environment. * Media members are also asked to not seek autographs and/or photos with players. If a media member is caught doing this, they will be asked to leave.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY * All interviews must be socially distanced. * Please let a member of the Vikings communications staff know which players you would like to visit with during media availability. The communications staff will make every effort to connect you with those players. * Player/coach interviews and press conferences - which are never to be live streamed unless in accordance with NFL policy or previously approved by Vikings Communications - will take place in the assigned areas north of the practice field. All interviews must be conducted in designated areas. * Head Coach Mike Zimmer, quarterback Kirk Cousins and all coordinators will be available on specified days throughout camp. Any requests to speak with the coordinators or a position coach outside of those days must be approved through a member of the Vikings communications staff. * Media are asked to understand that because of the high demand for certain players, these players will not speak every day. If traveling, please make arrangements with the communications department ahead of time to request access to a specific player. * Live shots are not permitted on the practice fields. They are allowed in all fan/public areas.
NFL-NFLPA MEDIA PROTOCOLS FOR THE 2021 PRESEASON * Media access on game days is limited to fully vaccinated media members. * The number of vaccinated media permitted to access the press box and postgame interview room is at the discretion of the club. * Media access to the field – pregame, in-game, or postgame – will be limited and subject to all Game Day and field protocols. * There will be no general post-game open locker room period. The only permissible postgame locker room access is detailed in the Game Day Protocol. * All player interviews and interviews with Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals may be conducted in-person, with the players and Club personnel maintaining physical distance from members of the media (all of whom must have confirmed vaccination). * Postgame interview rooms for the home and visiting teams may be arranged to accommodate multiple speakers simultaneously but must occur with physical distancing (at least 10 feet of separation). * The number of vaccinated media permitted to access the postgame interview is at the discretion of the team.
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FAN ELEMENT/ EVENT SCHEDULE TRAINING CAMP INFORMATION All days during the duration of training camp FAN ADMISSION AND PARKING Salvation Army Charity Collections Ten practices at TCO Performance Center will be open for free with capacity for each set at 5,000. Fans can reserve up to four (4) free general admission tickets per day Vikings Table Food Truck for a max of two (2) days of camp. Capacity for the night practice at TCO Stadium is U.S. Bank Fan of the Day set at 7,000 and capacity for U.S. Bank Stadium Scrimmage is set for 20,000. There Chuck for Charity is no limit on paid digital tickets.
Minnesota Røkkr + Version1 Esports HQ Fans must reserve general admission digital tickets in advance for the 10 practices at the Land O’Lakes practice fields at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. Up to 4,000 digital tickets are available to reserve each day. Additional ticket offers, Wednesday, July 28 including all-inclusive food & beverage options, are also available for purchase. For First Full-Team Practice all ticket reservations or purchases, fans visit vikings.com/trainingcamp. Saturday, July 31: Similar to 2019, digital parking passes will be $10 apiece and can be purchased when Night Practice in TCO Stadium reserving tickets. Fans who do not reserve parking in advance can pay $20 upon Saturday, July 31: arrival. Rideshare drop-off and pickup location will be once again available in the Northland Ford Dealers Parking Lots. ADA parking is available in the ramp connected United Way Action Day Packing to the Vikings Locker Room Store and Twin Cities Orthopedics Training Haus. To Saturday, July 31: purchase ADA parking, please contact the Vikings Ticket Office at (612) 338-4537. Crown Royal’s Purple Bag Project PRACTICE SCHEDULE/KEY DATES Monday, August 2: A total of 14 team practices will be open to the public in 2021. Camp will be open First Padded Practice daily from noon to 5 p.m. with daily practices held from approximately 2-4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 5: Youth and High School Football Day AUTOGRAPHS Friday, August 6: Select Vikings Legends will sign autographs each day between 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. inside the Vikings Museum lobby. Due to NFL and NFLPA protocols, in-person Pride Day autograph sessions with current Vikings will not be available. Saturday, August 7: Crown Royal’s Purple Bag Project VIKINGS MUSEUM The Vikings Museum celebrates the storied past and honors Vikings Legends in Sunday, August 8: a 14,000-square-foot facility that is part of Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Movie Night at TCO Stadium Center. Saturday, August 9: Located just south of TCO Stadium and adjacent to the Vikings Locker Room Store, U.S. Bank Stadium Scrimmage the museum features unique memorabilia and interactive video and audio content (Frontline Heroes Theme Day) that covers the Vikings franchise from its founding days through the Minneapolis Miracle. Wednesday, August 11: Joint Practice (Denver Broncos) In addition to diving through decades of historic artifacts, attendees can flip through a digital book about the 50 Greatest Vikings, watch the top plays in franchise history, Thursday, August 11: listen to audio clips from every head coach, share their favorite Vikings memories Joint Practice (Denver Broncos) and relive their passion for the Vikings with future generations.
* Additional fan activation elements similar to years past will include a kids’ zone, as well as youth football camps and prize- winning opportunities. Post-practice player interaction with fans will include autographed items thrown into the stands. Full fan entertainment details and a complete Theme Days schedule are located on https://www.vikings.com/schedule/vikings-events/.
For additional and up-to-date event information, please visit Vikings.com/trainingcamp.
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2021 FREE AGENT SIGNINGS/TRADE ACQUISITIONS (LISTED BY DATE ACQUIRED) 1 GREG JOSEPH 52 MASON COLE
POSITION: Kicker HIGH SCHOOL: American Heritage POSITION: Offensive Line HIGH SCHOOL: Tarpon Springs HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/210 COLLEGE: Florida Atlantic HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/292 COLLEGE: Michigan DOB: 8/4/94 ACQUIRED: FA ‘21 DOB: 3-28-96 ACQUIRED: T (ARI) 2021 HOMETOWN: Boca Raton, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 4/1 HOMETOWN: Tarpon Springs, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 4/1
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 0/0- TB (PS) 16/0 (CLE-14/0, TEN- 2/0) 3/0 (TEN-3/0) 14/14 (ARI) 46/32 (46/32-ARI) 0/0 • Joined Vikings via trade with Arizona in 2021. • Spent 2020 season on Tampa Bay practice squad as the team won 3 road playoff games en route to being • Started 32 of 46 career games with Cardinals. the 1st NFL team to play in the Super Bowl and win it in its home stadium. • Set UM record for linemen by starting all 51 games in his tenure with the Wolverines, 38 at LT and 13 at C. • Set Browns rookie records in 2018 for points (76) and FGs (17), playing in 14 games. Hit an OT game-winner vs. Baltimore (10/7/18) in his 3rd career game.
91 STEPHEN WEATHERLY 23 XAVIER WOODS
POSITION: Defensive End HIGH SCHOOL: Shiloh POSITION: Safety HIGH SCHOOL: West Monroe HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/265 COLLEGE: Vanderbilt HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/212 COLLEGE: Louisiana Tech DOB: 3-19-94 ACQUIRED: FA (CAR) 2021 DOB: 7-26-95 ACQUIRED: FA (DAL) 2021 HOMETOWN: Snellville, GA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 6/5 HOMETOWN: Monroe, LA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 5/1
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 9/9 - CAR 58/16 (49/7-MIN, 9/9-CAR) 4/0 15/15 (DAL) 60/48 (60/48-DAL) 2/2 • Joined Vikings as a free agent from Dallas for 2021. • Returns to Minnesota after spending 2020 in Carolina as a free agent, where he started a career-best 8 • Has started 48 of his 60 career games and both playoff games in 2018. games before going on injured reserve. • Middle name, Dian, is a tribute to his grandmother, a Harvard and MIT graduate. • Only 2nd Vanderbilt player drafted by the Vikings.
94 DALVIN TOMLINSON 24 MACKENSIE ALEXANDER
POSITION: Defensive Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: Henry County POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: Immokalee HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/319 COLLEGE: Alabama HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/192 COLLEGE: Clemson DOB: 8-20-93 ACQUIRED: FA (NYG) 2021 DOB: 11-12-93 ACQUIRED: FA (CIN) 2021 HOMETOWN: McDonough, GA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 5/1 HOMETOWN: Immokalee, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 6/5
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 16/16 (NYG) 64/64 - NYG 0/0 13/10 (CIN) 68/20 (55/10-MIN, 13/10-CIN) 2/0 - MIN • Joined Vikings as a free agent from the NY Giants for 2021 after starting all 64 games with the club. • Re-joined Vikings as a free agent from the Bengals for 2021 where he started a career-high 10 games in 2020. • Since 2017, is tied with Grady Jarrett for the NFL lead in run stuffs (tackles on a run play that result in no gain • Registered 4.0 sacks in 2018 to lead all NFL CBs and tied Robert Griffith for the most in a single season by or a loss of yardage) with 64 according to NextGen Stats. a Vikings DB. • Named team captain in 2020 for the first time in his career. • Selected by Minnesota in the 2nd round with the 54th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
59 NICK VIGIL 82 SHANE ZYLSTRA
POSITION: Linebacker HIGH SCHOOL: Fremont POSITION: Tight End HIGH SCHOOL: New London-Spicer HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/235 COLLEGE: Utah State HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/230 COLLEGE: Minnesota State DOB: 8-20-93 ACQUIRED: FA (LAC) 2021 DOB: 11-16-96 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Plain City, UT NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 6/1 HOMETOWN: Spicer, MN NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS • Ended Minnesota State career as the Maverick’s leader in receptions (227), receiving yards (4,297) and 15/2 (LAC) 69/39 (15/2-LAC, 54/37-CIN) 0/0 receiving TDs (54), transitioning from collegiate WR to TE with the Vikings. • Joined Vikings as a free agent from the LA Chargers for 2021. • Scored 330 points in his career, the 3rd-best in MSU history. • Has started 39 career games, including all 16 for Cincinnati in 2019, posting career-high 111 tackles that season. • In 2019, set MSU season records for catches (81), receiving yards (1,676) and TDs (18). • Brother, Zach Vigil, also starred at Utah State and went on to play LB in the NFL with Miami and Washington from 2015-18.
7 PATRICK PETERSON 61 EVIN KSIEZARCZK
POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: Blanche Ely POSITION: Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: West Seneca East HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/203 COLLEGE: LSU HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/311 COLLEGE: Buffalo DOB: 7-11-90 ACQUIRED: FA (ARI) 2021 DOB: 6-8-97 ACQUIRED: FA 2021 HOMETOWN: Fort Lauderdale, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 11/1 HOMETOWN: Seneca, NY NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 1/1
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS • Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA as a junior and senior, garnering honors as a WR and KR in 2020. 16/16 (ARI) 154/154 - ARI 3/3 - ARI • Transferred to UAB in 2018 after spending 2016-17 at Butler Community College in Kansas. • Joined Vikings as a free agent in 2021 after spending 10 seasons in Arizona. • Started all 16 games in 9 of 10 seasons and started 10/10 games in 2019 after being activated. • Earned 3 Associated Press 1st-Team All-Pro honors, an 8-time Pro Bowler and left Arizona with 29 career regular-season INTs, 6th most all-time in Cardinals history. • Was a 5-time team captain (2013, 2015-18) and started all 154 games he played in Arizona.
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2021 FREE AGENT SIGNINGS/TRADE ACQUISITIONS (LISTED BY DATE ACQUIRED) 39 PARRY NICKERSON 21 BASHAUD BREELAND
POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: West Jefferson POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: Allendale-Fairfax HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/182 COLLEGE: Tulane HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/195 COLLEGE: Clemson DOB: 10-11-94 ACQUIRED: FA (GB) 2021 DOB: 1-30-92 ACQUIRED: FA (KC) 2021 HOMETOWN: New Orleans, LA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 4/1 HOMETOWN: Allendale, SC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 8/1
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 1/0 - GB 21/3 (16/2- NYJ, 4/1-Jax, 1/0-GB) 0/0 11/11-KC 94/88 (60/57-Was., 7/5-GB, 27/26-KC) 7/7 (1/1-Was., 6/6-KC) • Played in 1 game for Green Bay in 2020 before going on IR. • Has started 88 of his 94 career regular-season games with Washington, Green Bay and Kansas City. • A 6th-round pick by NY Jets in 2018, played in every game as a rookie and started 2. • Started at CB in Super Bowls LIV and LV for Kansas City, snaring an INT in Super Bowl LIV win over San Francisco. • Ended Tulane career with 16 INT, 2nd-best in school history. • Is 1 of 5 players in NFL history to have a FR TD of 100+ yards, taking back a 100-yarder at Detroit (9/29/19) and ranks as the longest FR TD in Chiefs history.
63 COHL CABRAL 36 AMARI HENDERSON
POSITION: Center HIGH SCHOOL: Los Osos POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: Mallard Creek HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/300 COLLEGE: Arizona State HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/180 COLLEGE: Wake Forest DOB: 4-11-96 ACQUIRED: W (Hou) 2021 DOB: 9-8-97 ACQUIRED: FA 2021 HOMETOWN:Rancho Cucamonga, CA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 1/1 HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 1/1
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS PS (LAR, HOU) 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 • Split time during his rookie season in 2020 on practice squads of LA Rams and Houston. • Signed by Vikings after taking part in rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. • Team captain at Arizona State as a junior and senior. • Spent time in 2020 as a rookie free agent with Jacksonville’s practice squad.
5 TYE SMITH 9 SHELDON RICHARDSON
POSITION: Cornerback HIGH SCHOOL: Wakefield POSITION: Defensive Tackle COLLEGE: Gateway Tech HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/195 COLLEGE: Towson HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/294 COLLEGE: Missouri DOB: 5-3-93 ACQUIRED: FA (Tenn) 2021 DOB: 11-29-90 ACQUIRED: FA 2021 HOMETOWN: Raleigh, NC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 6/1 HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MO. NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: 9/2
2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 2020 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS 12/3- Tenn 40/7 6/2 16/16-CLE 121/118 2/2- CLE • Free agent acquisition saw playoff action in 2017, 2019 and 2020 with Tennessee, helping 2019 club to the • The #13 pick in 2013, went on to earn 2013 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with NY Jets and went Pro Bowl in 2014. AFC Championship Game. • Saw 1st career playoff action with Cleveland in 2020, starting the Wild Card and Divisional Round games. • Has started career-high 3 games each of the past 2 seasons and notched 1st career TD by taking a blocked • Returns to Minnesota in 2021, where he had a career-high in tackles in 2018. FG back 63 yards at Indianapolis (12/1/19). • Has a pair of rushing TDs to his credit, both coming as a rookie in 2013.
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2021 DRAFT SELECTIONS (LISTED BY DRAFT ORDER) 71 CHRISTIAN DARRISAW 26 KENE NWANGWU
POSITION: Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: Riverdale Baptist POSITION: Running Back HIGH SCHOOL: Heritage HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/323 COLLEGE: Virginia Tech HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/213 COLLEGE: Iowa State DOB: 6-2-99 ACQUIRED: D1 (#23) 2021 DOB: 2-9-98 ACQUIRED: D4a (#119) 2021 HOMETOWN: Upper Marlboro, MD NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Frisco, TX NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• The 7th OT drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round in Vikings history and the 5th-highest at #23. • Named Co-Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the year for 2020 after earning Academic All-Big 12 on 3 occasions • Vikings traded back from #14 in the 1st round with the NY Jets to acquire the #23 selection and draft Darrisaw. during his career. • The 4th of 4 OTs drafted in the 1st Round in 2021. • Did not miss a game (38) over his final 3 seasons at Iowa State. • Only Virginia Tech player drafted in 1st round in Vikings history. • Established himself as one of the top KO returners in the nation as a true freshman in 2016, averaging 26.4 yards per return.
11 KELLON MOND 43 CAMRYN BYNUM
POSITION: Quarterback HIGH SCHOOL: IMG Academy POSITION: Safety HIGH SCHOOL: Centennial HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/211 COLLEGE: Texas A&M HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/200 COLLEGE: California DOB: 6-22-99 ACQUIRED: D3a (#66) 2021 DOB: 7-19-98 ACQUIRED: D4b (#125) 2021 HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Corona, CA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Finished his Texas A&M career as the school’s all-time leader in total offense (11,269), passing yards (9,661), • Only Cal player to start all 42 games from 2017-20, all at CB. passing TDs (71), completions (801) and passing attempts (1,358). • A 2-time team captain as a 2019 junior and 2020 senior. • Has a program-best 3-0 record as a starting QB in bowl games in his career. • Posted career totals of 188 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 0.5 sacks, 6 INTs and 29 PBUs, tied for 4th in Cal history. • Led Cal in PBU and PD each season from 2017-19. • Earned Reese’s Senior Bowl MVP award, leading the National team (coached by the Miami Dolphins staff) to a 27-24 win after throwing for 173 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs on 13-of-25 passing.
41 CHAZZ SURRATT 95 JANARIUS ROBINSON
POSITION: Linebacker HIGH SCHOOL: East Lincoln POSITION: Defensive End HIGH SCHOOL: Bay HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/230 COLLEGE: North Carolina HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/260 COLLEGE: Florida State DOB: 2-16-97 ACQUIRED: D3b (#78) 2021 DOB: 5-4-98 ACQUIRED: D4c (#134) 2021 HOMETOWN: Denver, NC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Panama City, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Two-time 1st-Team All-ACC choice in 2019 and 2020. • Hurricane Michael destroyed his family’s home in Panama City in 2018 and his • Moved from QB to LB for the 2019 season and led UNC in tackles in 2019 and 2020. family’s new home was finished in 2020. • Named a Parade All-America, Parade National Player of the Year and Gatorade state player of the year as a • Name is pronounced Ja-NAR-us. senior at East Lincoln High, north of Charlotte. • Brother, Sage, played WR at Wake Forest and was signed by Detroit as a rookie free agent after the 2021 Draft. Both brothers were 1st-Team All-ACC in 2019.
51 WYATT DAVIS 15 IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE
POSITION: Guard HIGH SCHOOL: St. John Bosco POSITION: Wide Receiver HIGH SCHOOL: Weequahic HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/326 COLLEGE: Ohio State HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/180 COLLEGE: Iowa DOB: 2-17-99 ACQUIRED: D3c (#78) 2021 DOB: 8-29-99 ACQUIRED: D5a (#157) 2020 HOMETOWN: Bellflower, CA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Newark, NJ NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• 2020 Big Ten Conference Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year, the first G in Ohio State history to win the award. • Named Big Ten’s Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year in 2018 and 1st-Team All-Big Ten return specialist by media. • Two-time All-American and Two-time All-Big Ten Conference honoree in 2019 and 2020. • Named to the Big Ten Network’s All-Decade team for the 2010s. • Scored on 98 and 95-yard KORs during his Iowa career.
93 PATRICK JONES II 40 ZACH DAVIDSON
POSITION: Defensive End HIGH SCHOOL: Grassfield POSITION: Tight End HIGH SCHOOL: Webb City HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/262 COLLEGE: Pittsburgh HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/243 COLLEGE: Central Missouri DOB: 9-29-98 ACQUIRED: D3d (#90) 2020 DOB: 7-15-98 ACQUIRED: D5b (#168) 2021 HOMETOWN: Chesapeake, VA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Webb City, MO NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Earned 2020 consensus All-America status and selected 1st-Team All-America by Sporting News and • One of best TEs in Division II in 2019 was a consensus 1st-Team All-America, but 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid-19. Walter Camp and 2nd-Team All-America-from the AFCA and Associated Press. • Earned 3 straight All-MIAA honors as a punter from 2017-19. • Semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Lott Impact Trophy, awarded to the national defensive player of the year. • Holds top spots among TEs in the Mules record book for TD catches in a game (4), TD catches in a season • Led the ACC and ranked 5th in the nation in sacks to finish his career with 22.0, 12th all-time at Pitt. (15), receiving yards in a game (225) and highest season punting average (44.3). • Voted a Pitt captain by his teammates his final season in 2020 • As a punter, had 137 punts for a 42.4 avg. with 48 inside the 20 and 29 of 50+ yards without a blocked punt in his career.
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POSITION: Defensive Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: H.D. Woodson HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/293 COLLEGE: Pittsburgh DOB: 7-19-99 ACQUIRED: D6 (#199) 2021 HOMETOWN: Washington, DC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Named 2nd-Team All-America and 1st-Team All-ACC for 2019 sophomore campaign. • Opted out of his 2020 college season at Pitt. • In 2019, became the 1st DT to lead Pitt in sacks (10.5) since Aaron Donald in 2013.
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60 TURNER BERNARD 6 RILEY PATTERSON
POSITION: Long Snapper HIGH SCHOOL: Mountain Ridge POSITION: Kicker HIGH SCHOOL: Edwardsville HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/230 COLLEGE: San Diego State HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/190 COLLEGE: Memphis DOB: 8-14-98 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 DOB: 9-7-98 UDFA 2021 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Glendale, AZ NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Edwardsville, IL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Played in 51 career games for Aztecs, handling long snapping duties full-time for his final 4 seasons (2017-20). • Left Memphis ranked 2nd in school history with 432 points, tied the Tigers record with a 56-yard FG and tied school mark with 6 FG day and 21 kicking points vs. Penn State in Cotton Bowl to cap 2019. • Opened true freshman season in 2016 as club’s long snapper but was injured after 4 games and used redshirt for the season • Played at Memphis in 2019 and 2020 under former Vikings assistant coach Ryan Silverfield. • Helped SDSU go 4-4 in COVID-shortened 2020 campaign and snapped to 2nd-Team All-Mountain West P Tanner Kuljian and Honorable Mention K Matt Ariaza.
47 TUF BORLAND 16 WHOP PHILYOR
POSITION: Linebacker HIGH SCHOOL: Bolingbrook POSITION: Wide Receiver HIGH SCHOOL: Plant HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/230 COLLEGE: Ohio State HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/181 COLLEGE: Indiana DOB: 3-23-98 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 DOB: 7-31-98 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Bolingbrook, IL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Tampa, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Started 31 of the 49 career games he played at Ohio State, joining only J.T. Barrett in Buckeye history as a 3-time captain. • Started 22 of his 38 career games for the Hoosiers, leaving IU ranked #4 in catches (180), #4 in 100+ games • Teammate with fellow 2021 Vikings rookie Wyatt Davis at OSU. (7), #9 in receiving yards (2,067) and 16th in receiving TDs (12). • Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten his final 3 seasons (2017-20), by league coaches and media. • Key to Hoosiers 6-2 record in COVID-shortened season, notching wins over ranked opponents Penn State (#8), Michigan (#23) and Wisconsin (#16), only losing to eventual national champ runner-up Ohio State and Mississippi in Outback Bowl.
49 CHRISTIAN ELLISS 13 BLAKE PROEHL
POSITION: Linebacker HIGH SCHOOL: Valor Christian POSITION: Wide Receiver HIGH SCHOOL: Providence HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/231 COLLEGE: Idaho HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/190 COLLEGE: East Carolina DOB: 1-2-99 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 DOB: 1-12-99 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Highlands Ranch, CO NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Earned 1st-Team All-Big Sky as a junior and senior, playing in 5 of Idaho’s 6 games in the spring of 2021 after • Started 22 of the 31 games he played at ECU, hauling in 130 catches for 1,576 yards and 9 TDs. the 2020 season was postponed due to Covid-19. • Averaged 12.1 ypc over his career with 16 going for 20+ yards. • Full-time starter at LB for Vandals his final 3 seasons, earning 3rd-Team All-Big Sky as a sophomore in 2018 when he led team in tackles with 81 tackles. • Capped career with a 24-game streak with a catch.
62 ZEANDRE JOHNSON 36 A.J. ROSE, JR.
POSITION: Defensive Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: Central POSITION: Running Back HIGH SCHOOL: Garfield Heights HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/278 COLLEGE: California HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/212 COLLEGE: Kentucky DOB: 6-15-97 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 DOB: 10-14-97 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Fresno, CA NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Played in 41 games during Cal career, including playing in all 30 games with 18 starts from 2018-20. • Started 24 straight games to end Wildcat career and played in 44, leaving UK ranked #10 in career rushing with 1,971 yards and ranks #3 with a 5.8 ypc average. • Started the 4 games of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, his 6th season at Cal after being granted an extra season of eligibility after losing the 2017 campaign to injury. • Broke the 100-yard rushing mark 7 times in his career, including 3 as a senior in 2020 with a career-best 148 against NC State in the Gator Bowl en route to game MVP honors.
87 MYRON MITCHELL 66 JORDON SCOTT
POSITION: Wide Receiver HIGH SCHOOL: Jasper POSITION: Defensive Tackle HIGH SCHOOL: Pinellas Park HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/180 COLLEGE: UAB HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/318 COLLEGE: Oregon DOB: 6-17-98 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 DOB: 12-25-98 ACQUIRED: UDFA 2021 HOMETOWN: Jasper, AL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R HOMETOWN: Largo, FL NFL/VIKINGS SEASON: R
• Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA as a junior and senior, garnering honors as a WR and KR in 2020. • Started 42 of his 47 career games at Oregon, including starting 5 of 7 games in Covid-shortened 2020 season. • Transferred to UAB in 2018 after spending 2016-17 at Butler Community College in Kansas. • Ended Ducks career with 109 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 13 TFLs, notching career-high 34 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a true freshman in 2017.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS | VIKINGS.1RMG.COM 2021 U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE NOTES OVERALL RECORD DATE OPPONENT LOCATION (HOME/AWAY) SCHEDULE NOTES WK 1 at Cincinnatti 7-6 Minnesota will play the season opener on the road for the first time since 2016. The contest also marks the first time in franchise history the Vikings have played Cincinnati to open the schedule. Minnesota last played 9/12/21 (1-6) A at Cincinnati in 2013 when Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer served as defensive coordinator for the Bengals. Overall, Minnesota is 5-2 in season-opening games during the Mike Zimmer era (2014-present) and is 4-1 in the past five season openers. WK 2 at Arizona 17-11 The Vikings look to continue their winning streak against the Cardinals in Week 2 after having won the previous two meetings in Minnesota. The meeting marks the fifth game played in Arizona between the two 9/19/21 (6-7) A clubs since the Cardinals relocated from St. Louis in 1988.
WK 3 Minneapolis 5-13 Minnesota hosts Seattle in the home-opener at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 3, marking the first time since the 2015 season the Vikings will play the Seahawks at home after the two clubs have met in Seattle each of the last 9/26/21 (3-4) H three seasons. The Vikings look to pick up their first win against the Seahawks since a 35-9 victory at home in 2009, which would snap a seven-game losing streak versus Seattle.
WK 4 Minneapolis 12-4 The Vikings welcome Cleveland in Week 4 for the teams’ first meeting since playing in London at Twickenham Stadium in 2017. It also marks the first matchup between Head Coach Mike Zimmer and Kevin 10/3/21 (7-2) H Stefanski who served on the Vikings coaching staff for 14 seasons before becoming the Browns head coach in 2020.
WK 5 Minneapolis 78-39-2 Minnesota chases a fourth consecutive victory over Detroit at U.S. Bank Stadium after dropping the first two contests between the teams since the venue opened in 2016. In the Week 9 home victory over Detroit in 10/10/21 (42-16-1) H 2020, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook had his first career 200-yard outing and scored two touchdowns to become the sixth player in league history with a rushing touchdown in each of his first seven games of a season.
WK 6 at Carolina 9-6 The Vikings head to Charlotte, North Carolina, to take on the Panthers in Week 6 for the first time since 2017. Last season, Minnesota beat Carolina 28-27 at home in Week 12. In the contest, WR Chad Beebe caught a 10- 10/17/21 (2-3) A yard pass from QB Kirk Cousins with 46 seconds left to cap a comeback win after trailing 24-13 in the fourth quarter.
WK 8 Minneapolis 15-17 The Vikings play the Cowboys for the third consecutive season and third in prime time since facing Dallas on Thursday Night Football on Dec. 1, 2016. Minnesota last hosted Dallas on a Sunday night in Week 3 of the 1995 10/31/21 (7-11) H season, a 23-17 Cowboys OT victory. Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer previously spent 13 seasons on the Cowboys coaching staff, serving as a defensive backs coach (1994-99) and defensive coordinator (2000-06).
Minnesota looks to record its first victory on the road at Baltimore since the teams’ first meeting in 1998 WK 9 at Baltimore 3-3 when the Vikings came away with a 38-28 win. A back-and-forth fourth quarter in Minnesota’s last game at Baltimore in Week 14 of the 2013 season saw six lead changes with the Vikings scoring a 79-yard touchdown 11/7/21 (1-3) A with 45 seconds to play before the Ravens took a 29-26 lead with four seconds to go in the game. Week 9 marks NT Michael Pierce’s first game against his former team since signing with the Vikings as a free agent in 2020. WK 10 at Los Angeles 7-6 Minnesota is set to play the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium for the first time since its opening. The Vikings have won the previous two contests against the Chargers, most recently claiming a 39-10 victory 11/14/21 (2-3) A on the road in 2019. In that game, Minnesota scored 30 unanswered points in the game’s final 35 minutes. Overall, Week 10 will feature two of the best offensive rookies of 2020 in Vikings WR Justin Jefferson and Chargers QB Justin Herbert. WK 11 Minneapolis 55-63-3 In the first game with Green Bay of the season, the Vikings look to even their home series record against the Packers after dropping the 2020 home opener 43-34. In the last outing at U.S. Bank Stadium between 11/21/21 (29-30) H the clubs, WR Adam Thielen tied a career high with two receiving touchdowns and RB Dalvin Cook had two rushing scores.
WK 12 at San Francisco 23-24-1 Minnesota visits San Francisco for a regular season game for the first time since a 2015 contest saw the 49ers take a 20-3 victory. The Vikings own a 1-1 record against the 49ers under Mike Zimmer in the regular season 11/28/21 (8-15-1) A and last met in the 2019 NFC Divisional Playoff game that was held in San Francisco.
WK 13 at Detroit 78-39-2 The Vikings own a four-game winning streak on the road at Detroit and have beaten the Lions in the previous seven games, dating back to Week 12 of the 2017 season. In the last outing between the clubs (in the 2020 12/5/21 (36-23-1) A season finale), Vikings WR Justin Jefferson recorded 133 receiving yards to set the Super Bowl-era rookie record for most receiving yards (1,400) and set multiple Vikings records.
WK 14 Minneapolis 9-9 Minnesota welcomes Pittsburgh to U.S. Bank Stadium for the first time since the venue opened in 2016 as the teams will square off on Thursday Night Football. The Vikings are 7-11 in Thursday night contests and the 12/9/21 (4-2) H franchises are meeting on TNF for the first time. The Vikings last played Pittsburgh at home in 2005 and the Week 14 game will be Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin’s first game back in Minnesota since serving as the Vikings defensive coordinator in 2006. WK 15 at Chicago 61-57-2 Minnesota meets Chicago on Monday Night Football for the 16th time in franchise history, the most of any opponent, and leads the series 8-7. A victory in Week 15 would give the Vikings a win at Soldier Field and on 12/20/21 (24-33-2) A Monday Night Football for the second straight season after defeating the Bears, 19-13, in Week 10 of the 2020 season. Overall, it’s the fourth meeting on MNF between the two clubs in the last six seasons (2016-17, 2020-21). WK 16 Minneapolis 27-17-2 Minnesota and the Los Angeles Rams square off at U.S. Bank Stadium for the second time since the venue opened in 2016. Under Mike Zimmer, the Vikings own a 3-1 record against the Rams after falling to Los 12/26/21 (16-3-2) H Angeles 38-31 in the 2018 matchup on the road and are 2-0 at home since 2014. The Vikings last battled two Los Angeles franchises in the same season in 1987 when Minnesota played at the L.A. Rams (9/20/87)and hosted the L.A. Raiders (11/8/87). WK 17 at Green Bay 55-63-3 Minnesota is looking to come away with consecutive wins on the road at Green Bay for the first time since the 2004-05 seasons after defeating the Packers 28-22 in the second meeting of 2020 in Week 8. In that game, 1/2/21 (26-33-3) A RB Dalvin Cook became the first player to surpass 200 yards from scrimmage and score four touchdowns at Lambeau Field, giving the Vikings their first win in Green Bay since 2017.
WK 18 Minneapolis 61-57-2 Minnesota has finished the regular season at home vs. Chicago five of the past six seasons (2016-19, 2021). The Jan. 9 game is the latest regular-season contest in team history. Previously, the latest game of the 1/9/21 (37-24) H season fell on Jan. 7 after Week 2 games were postponed in 2001. The 17-game slate in 2021 marks the first expansion of the NFL regular-season structure since 1978.
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Four Minnesota natives are The average age of players on A total of 36 players are on the 90-man roster: Ryan the 2021 Vikings’ 90-man roster experiencing their first season BY THE Connelly, C.J. Ham, Adam is 26.4 years old, which is the with the Vikings in 2021. 4 Thielen and Shane Zylstra. 26.4 second-youngest in the NFL 36 NUMBERS behind the Rams.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RETURNERS League-wide strength of schedules in 2021 based on opponents’ Starters Returning...... 15 (9 offense, 6 defense) 2020 record. Starters Lost...... 7 (Harris, Johnson, Odenigbo, Reiff, Rudolph, Stephen, Wilson) Rank Team ...... Combined W-L ...... Pct. Leading Returners Player (Total) 1..... Pittsburgh Steelers...... 155-115-2...... 0.574 Passing Yards...... Kirk Cousins (4,265) 2..... Baltimore Ravens...... 152-118-2...... 0.563 Rushing Yards...... Dalvin Cook (1,557) 3..... Chicago Bears...... 149-122-1...... 0.55 Rushing TDs...... Dalvin Cook (16) 4.... Green Bay Packers...... 147-124-1...... 0.542 Receiving Yards...... Justin Jefferson (1,400) 5.....Minnesota Vikings...... 144-127-1...... 0.531 Receiving TDs...... Adam Thielen (14) 6.... Detroit Lions...... 143-127-2...... 0.529 Tackles...... Eric Wilson (122) 6.... Cincinnati Bengals...... 144-128-0...... 0.529 Sacks...... Yannick Ngakoue (5.0) 8.... Las Vegas Raiders...... 142-128-2...... 0.526 Interceptions...... Harrison Smith (5) 9.... Cleveland Browns...... 140-130-2...... 0.518 Punt Return Yards...... Chad Beebe (42) 10... Los Angeles Rams...... 140-132-0...... 0.515 Kick Return Yards...... Ameer Abdullah (352) 11.... Seattle Seahawks...... 139-133-0...... 0.511 11.... Kansas City Chiefs...... 138-132-2...... 0.511 ROSTER NOTES 13... Arizona Cardinals...... 138-134-0...... 0.507 13... Tennessee Titans...... 138-134-0...... 0.507 Oldest Viking Player Britton Colquitt (36, born 3/20/85) 15... Houston Texans...... 137-135-0...... 0.504 Youngest Viking Player Ihmir Smith-Marsette (21, born 8/29/99) Most Seasons as a Viking Harrison Smith (10) 15... Washington Football Team...... 136-134-2...... 0.504 Most NFL Seasons Britton Colquitt (12) 17... Los Angeles Chargers...... 133-137-2...... 0.493 College with the most Vikings Alabama, LSU, North Carolina, Ohio State, Pitt (3) 18... Jacksonville Jaguars...... 133-138-1...... 0.491 Home state with the most Vikings Florida (11) 19... San Francisco 49ers...... 132-138-2...... 0.489 Conference with the most Vikings SEC (15 players on roster) 19... New York Jets...... 132-138-2...... 0.489 Largest Viking Blake Brandel, Zach Davidson, Brian O’Neill (Height: 6-7) 19... New England Patriots...... 133-139-0...... 0.489 Michael Pierce (Weight: 340 lbs) 22... New Orleans Saints...... 131-140-1...... 0.483 Smallest Viking Ameer Abdullah (Height: 5-9) 23... Buffalo Bills...... 130-142-0...... 0.478 Amari Henderson and Ihmir Smith-Marsette (Weight: 180 lbs) 23... Indianapolis Colts...... 130-142-0...... 0.478 1st-Round Draft Picks On Roster 8 [5] Patrick Peterson (2011-ARI) 25... New York Giants...... 128-142-2...... 0.474 [9] Anthony Barr (2014) [13] Sheldon Richardson (2013-NYJ) 26... Carolina Panthers...... 128-143-1...... 0.472 [18] Garrett Bradbury (2019) 27... Denver Broncos...... 127-143-2...... 0.471 [22] Justin Jefferson (2020) 27... Miami Dolphins...... 128-144-0...... 0.471 [23] Christian Darrisaw (2021) 29... Tampa Bay Buccaneers...... 126-145-1...... 0.465 [29] Harrison Smith (2012) 30.. Atlanta Falcons...... 123-148-1...... 0.454 [31] Jeff Gladney (2020) 31... Dallas Cowboys...... 122-148-2...... 0.452 Pro Bowlers 11 Anthony Barr (4x) 32... Philadelphia Eagles...... 117-155-0...... 0.43 Dalvin Cook (2x) Kirk Cousins (2x) C.J. Ham (1x) OPPONENTS BY THE NUMBERS Danielle Hunter (2x) Team...... ‘20 Record...... Off. Rank...... Def. Rank Justin Jefferson (1x) Cincinnati ...... 4-11-1...... 29th...... 26th Eric Kendricks (1x) Arizona...... 8-8...... 6th...... 13th Patrick Peterson-ARI (8x) Seattle...... 12-4...... 17th...... 22nd Sheldon Richardson-NYJ (1x) Cleveland...... 11-5...... 16th...... 17th Harrison Smith (5x) Detroit...... 5-11...... 20th...... 32nd Carolina...... 5-11...... 21th...... 18th Adam Thielen (2x) Dallas...... 6-10...... 14th...... 23rd Baltimore...... 11-5...... 19th...... 7th Los Angeles Chargers..... 7-9...... 9th...... 10th Green Bay...... 13-3...... 5th...... 9th San Francisco...... 6-10...... 15th...... 5th Pittsburgh...... 12-4...... 24th...... 3rd Chicago...... 8-8...... 26th...... 11th Los Angeles Rams..... 10-6...... 11th...... 1st Minnesota...... 7-9...... 4th...... 27th *Denotes 2021 playoff team
MINNESOTA VIKINGS | VIKINGS.1RMG.COM 2021 U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP HOW THE 2021 VIKINGS WERE BUILT YEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERs 2012 S Harrison Smith (1) 2013 WR Adam Thielen* 2014 LB Anthony Barr (1) 2015 LB Eric Kendricks (2) DE Danielle Hunter (3) 2016 FB C.J. Ham* 2017 RB Dalvin Cook (2) 2018 TE Tyler Conklin (5) QB Kirk Cousins** T Brian O’Neill (2) RB Ameer Abdullah** DT Jalyn Holmes (4) WR Chad Beebe* DE Hercules Mata’afa* 2019 RB Alexander Mattison (3) QB Jake Browning* WR Bisi Johnson (7) G Dakota Dozier** TE Irv Smith Jr. (2) C Garrett Bradbury (1) G Dru Samia (4) T Olisaemeka Udoh (6) CB Kris Boyd (7) DT Armon Watts (6) LB Cameron Smith (5) 2020 QB Nate Stanley (7) FB Jake Bargas* WR Justin Jefferson (1) WR Dan Chisena* WR K.J. Osborn (5) OL Zach Bailey* G Kyle Hinton (7) DE Jordan Brailford** T Blake Brandel (6) DT Michael Pierce** DE Kenny Willekes (7) LB Ryan Connelly** DE D.J. Wonnum (4 LB Blake Lynch* DT James Lynch (4) S Myles Dorn* LB Troy Dye (4) S Luther Kirk* CB Cameron Dantzler (3) CB Dylan Mabin* CB Jeff Gladney (1) LS Andrew DePaola** CB Harrison Hand (5) S Josh Metellus (6) 2021 QB Kellen Mond (3) RB A.J. Rose, Jr.* RB Kene Nwangwu (4) WR Myron Mitcherll* WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (5) WR Whop Philyor* TE Zach Davidson (5) WR Blake Proehl* T Christian Darrisaw (1) TE Shane Zylstra** G Wyatt Davis (3) C Cohl Cabral** DE Patrick Jones II (3) OL Mason Cole** DE Janarius Robinson (4) T Evin Ksiezarczyk* DT Jaylen Twyman (6) DT Zeandae Johnson* LB Chazz Surratt (3) DT Sheldon Richardson** S Camryn Bynum (4) DT Jordan Scott* DT Dalvin Tomlinson** DE Stephen Weatherly LB Tuf Borland* LB Christian Elliss* CB Mackensie Alexander** CB Bashaud Breeland** CB Amari Henderson** CB Parry Nickerson** CB Patrick Peterson** CB Tye Smith** S Xavier Woods** LS Bernard Turner* K Greg Joseph** K Riley Patterson*
* Rookie free agent prior to joining Vikings
** NFL veteran or had been in other NFL camps prior to joining Vikings
ROUTE TO THE NFL 1ST ROUND (8) [97] Mason Cole (2018-ARI) 6TH ROUND (8) Zach Bailey (2019-TB) [5] Patrick Peterson (2011-ARI) [102] Alexander Mattison (2019) [179] Parry Nickerson (2018-NYJ) Jake Browning (2019) [9] Anthony Barr (2014) [190] Armon Watts (2019) Brandon Dillon (2019) [13] Sheldon Richardson (2013-NYJ) 4TH ROUND (7) [191] Xavier Woods (2017-DAL) Jake Bargas (2020) [18] Garrett Bradbury (2019) [102] Bashaud Breeland (2014-WAS) [193] Olisaemeka Udoh (2019) Cohl Cabral (2020-HOU) [22] Justin Jefferson (2020) [102] Kirk Cousins (2012-WAS) [199] Jaylen Twyman (2021) Dan Chisena (2020) [23] Christian Darrisaw (2021) [102] Jalyn Holmes (2018) [203] Blake Brandel (2020) Myles Dorn (2020) [29] Harrison Smith (2012) [114] Dru Samia (2019) [205] Josh Metellus (2020) Amari Henderson (2020-JAX) [31] Jeff Gladney (2020) [117] D.J. Wonnum (2020) Luther Kirk (2020) [119] Kene Nwangwu (2021) 7TH ROUND (9) Blake Lynch (2020) 2ND ROUND (8) [125] Camryn Bynum (2021) [217] Kris Boyd (2019) Dylan Mabin (2020-LV) [41] Dalvin Cook (2017) [130] James Lynch (2020) [225] Kenny Willekes (2020) Tuf Borland (2021) [45] Eric Kendricks (2015) [132] Troy Dye (2020) [227] Stephen Weatherly (2016) Turner Bernard (2021) [50] Irv Smith Jr. (2019) [134] Janarius Robinson (2021) [244] Nate Stanley (2020) Christian Elliss (2021) [54] Ameer Abdullah (2015-DEN) [137] Dakota Dozier (2014-NYJ) [247] Olabisi Johnson (2019) Zeandae Johnson (2021) [54] Mackensie Alexander (2016) [253] Jordan Brailford (2019-WAS) Evin Ksiezarczyk (2021) [55] Dalvin Tomlinson (2017-NYG) 5TH ROUND (5) [253] Kyle Hinton (2020) Myron Mitchell (2021) [58] Ezra Cleveland (2020) [143] Ryan Connelly (2019-NYG) Riley Patterson (2021) [62] Brian O’Neill (2018) [157] Tyler Conklin (2018) UNDRAFTED (41) Blake Proehl (2021) [157] Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2021) Britton Colquitt (2012-DEN) Whop Philyor (2021) 3RD ROUND (4) [162] Cameron Smith (2019) Andrew Depaola (2012-TB) A.J. Rose, Jr. (2021) [66] Kellen Mond (2021) [168] Zach Davidson (2021) Adam Thielen (2013) Jordan Scott (2021) [78] Chazz Surratt (2021) [169] Harrison Hand (2020) C.J. Ham (2016) Shane Zylstra (2021) [86] Wyatt Davis (2021) [170] Tye Smith (2015-SEA) Rashod Hill (2016-JAX) [87] Nick Vigil (2016-CIN) [176] K.J. Osborn (2020) Michael Pierce (2016-BAL) [overall selection in brackets] [88] Danielle Hunter (2015) Chad Beebe (2018) (year and team in parenthesis) [89] Cameron Dantzler (2020) Greg Joseph (2018-MIA) [90] Patrick Jones II (2021) Hercules Mata’afa (2018)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS | VIKINGS.1RMG.COM 2021 U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP NFL EXPERIENCE 12th Year (1) Michael Pierce 2nd Year (20) Rookies (22) Britton Colquitt Tye Smith Jake Bargas Turner Bernard Nick Vigil Jake Browning Tuf Borland 11th Year (1) Dan Chisena Camryn Bynum Patrick Peterson 5th Year (2) Ezra Cleveland Christian Darrisaw Dalvin Cook Cameron Dantzler Zach Davidson 10th Year (2) Dalvin Tomlinson Brandon Dillon Wyatt Davis Kirk Cousins Myles Dorn Christian Elliss Harrison Smith 4th year (8) Troy Dye Zeandae Johnson Chad Beebe Jeff Gladney Patrick Jones II 9th Year (1) Mason Cole Harrison Hand Myron Mitchell Sheldon Richardson Tyler Conklin Kyle Hinton Kellen Mond Jalyn Holmes Justin Jefferson Kene Nwangwu 8th Year (4) Greg Joseph Luther Kirk Riley Patterson Anthony Barr Hercules Mata’afa Blake Lynch Whop Philyor Bashaud Breeland Parry Nickerson James Lynch Blake Proehl Dakota Dozier Brian O’Neill Dylan Mabin Janarius Robinson Adam Thielen Josh Metellus A.J. Rose Jr. 3rd Year (10) K.J. Osborn Jordon Scott 7th Year (4) Zack Bailey Kenny Willekes Ihmir Smith-Marsette Ameer Abdullah Kris Boyd D.J. Wonnum Chazz Surratt Andrew DePaola Garrett Bradbury Jaylen Twyman Danielle Hunter Jordan Brailford 1st Year (5) Shane Zylstra Eric Kendricks Ryan Connelly Blake Brandel Bisi Johnson Cohl Cabral 6th Year (6) Alexander Mattison Amari Henderson Mackensie Alexander Dru Samia Evin Ksiezarczyk C.J. Ham Irv Smith Jr. Nate Stanley Rashod Hill Olisaemeka Udoh
2021 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Bob Hagan Jeff Anderson Tom West Jon Ekstrom VP of Football/Media Comm. VP of Strategic/Corporate Comm. Dir., Alumni & Youth FB Comm. Director, Comm. 612-327-7069 612-247-4482 612-327-7075 612-418-6265 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS | VIKINGS.1RMG.COM U.S. BANK VIKINGS TRAINING CAMP MEDIA PROTOCOLS 2021 - tco performance center - eagan, minnesota
As you or your outlet have requested to cover U.S. Bank Vikings Training Camp, please note your application status will be updated on Monday, July 26. Please review the notes below as you prepare to attend camp. These are new protocols for everyone so we appreciate your patience and flexibility as our organization looks forward to hosting you at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center.
COVID-19 VACCINATION/CERTIFICATION FORM All media members working training camp from TCO Performance Center must be fully vaccinated. Please submit the vaccination certification form If you haven’t done so already, . If you are not fully vaccinated or you are not comfortable providing this information, you will not be permitted to cover training camp in-person.
TIER 2M, TIER 3-OA NFL protocols allow 25 media members to be placed in Tier 2M each day and work out of TCO Media Center. These tier members will be required to test in our on-site trailer every 14 days, fill out a daily health screening form and wear trackers when on campus. Masks must be worn inside the media center at all times. Tier 2M will be able to conduct socially distanced in-person interviews. Please note with the high demand for access and limited space, we will do our best to accommodate interested media outlets but at times you may be required to observe practice as a Tier 3-OA member. Tier 3-OA allows you to watch practice but in-person interview or media center access will not be permitted per NFL protocols.
TIER 2M COVID-19 TESTING CADENCE All media members in Tier 2M will be required to take a POC test from the BioReference trailer prior to attending your first practice. A negative test will be valid for 14 days. We will inform media members if this process applies to them and will communicate date/time options to test while at TCOPC. Testing hours will be 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. on Monday, July 26 and Tuesday, July 27. Every day for the remainder of camp, the trailer will be open to test daily from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
CREDENTIALS Your camp credential will be available upon your first day covering camp at the media check-in table. Your credential is only valid for your approved days to cover camp and those days will be communicated via our staff. By accepting a credential, the accredited organization and media member agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions set forth in the Credential Use Conditions available here: https://nflcommunications.com/Documents/Credentials2021.pdf. The Vikings communications staff will determine your tier (2M, 3-OA).
MEDIA PARKING LOT All media members will park in the lot across the street from Vikings Museum and the team store, where you will see signage to help direct you. Additional parking is available in the TCO Medical Building parking lot if needed. To gain access through security, please provide the digital parking pass that will be linked in your approval email via the credential site. All parking passes this year are digital so please save that parking tag image and be prepared to show for daily admittance. A site map is also linked in your approval email for reference.
MEDIA CHECK-IN After parking, media members will locate the media check-in table near the Vikings Museum and team store next to the security magnetometers. After confirming your vaccination certification has been submitted, all credentials will be picked up upon arrival of your first day at training camp. Media will be screened and have their bags searched.
TCO MEDIA CENTER All Tier 2M members will be directed from media check-in past TCO Stadium to the media work room through the doors to the left of the guest lobby. Please use your previous five-digit code to unlock the door. Please reach out if your code does not work or if you do not have one. To enter TCO Media Center daily, Tier 2M members are required to fill out the health screening form and take a tracking device. You must record the tracker number on your form every day and keep on your person at all times, even outside. Masks are required inside the TCO Media Center.
RSVP We will notify you or your outlet to provide your daily allotment of media members allowed to attend training camp. If there is a request for an additional media member from your outlet to attend camp, please notify us as early as possible and we will review our lists to see what is possible. Because of the continued NFL protocols with media allotment limited, it is imperative that you notify us if your outlet and/or workers will not be attending practice. This will allow us to accommodate additional outlets that were not granted a daily spot.
MEDIA ROUTES 2M members will exit the media center and use the concrete stadium stairs, through the main concourse (past concession stand and weight room windows) to the black gate where our staff will meet you with rosters. 3OA will walk from media check-in and take a left at the plaza (just beyond team store and museum), up the stairs and turf area and through the exterior black gate into the internal black gate where our staff will be.
PRACTICE VIEWING All approved media is permitted to view the entirety of practices during camp and can photograph, film and tweet but cannot live stream. Tripods are only allowed on the east sideline (concrete pavement along TCOPC) and the south sideline (concrete pavement below the fan bleachers). The north sideline (along O’Neill Drive), east sideline up to the press conference area, south sideline and west sideline (along the tents) are permissible viewing spaces. Media will not be allowed on the turf strip between the practice fields. The Vikings communications staff will help monitor proper viewing locations while at practice and adjustments will be made as necessary.
POST-PRACTICE AVAILABILITY Per NFL protocol, only Tier 2M media members will be permitted to attend in-person press conferences and interviews. Please keep distance from all players, coaches, Tier 1 and 2 staff while at press conferences and viewing practice.
The complete training camp guide, site map and digital parking pass will be included in your approval email. For the daily media schedule and all Vikings related materials, please visit the online media center at http://vikings.1rmg.com where all items will be stored.
We are very excited to have media back on campus and look forward to seeing you all very soon. Please reach out to the Vikings communications staff with any questions.