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Vikings’ High Roster Minimize Candidate Is Fairly Apparent

usa-foot February 20, 2025
Vikings’ High Roster Minimize Candidate Is Fairly Apparent
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One month in the past, the Minnesota Vikings vowed to enhance the offensive line’s inside after an embarrassing exhibiting within the playoffs in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.

Vikings’ High Roster Minimize Candidate Is Fairly Apparent

Now, with free company lower than three weeks away, the group’s high roster-cut candidate is glowingly apparent: offensive guard Ed Ingram might be on his method out.

ed ingram Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Pictures.

Minnesota isn’t required to launch any gamers within the subsequent few weeks, however each NFL group does exactly that getting into free company, and Ingram on the skin wanting in simply makes an excessive amount of sense.

Whereas Ingram may very well be eligible for an NFL Escalator enhance to his pay, that is how a cap hit may look if the Vikings launched him this offseason:

Lifeless Cap if Minimize: $385,000Cap Financial savings if Minimize pre-6/1: $3.3 millionCap Financial savings if Minimize post-6/1: $3.3 million

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That’s a low lifeless cap penalty if Minnesota needs to maneuver on. Ingram began for two.5 seasons at proper guard earlier than being benched in favor of Dalton Risner in 2024. Minnesota gave Ingram 48 video games to develop, however so far, he’s a below-average offensive lineman. If the Vikings drop Ingram, some group would in all probability take a flyer on the previous 2nd-Spherical decide.

The Rams set that postseason document for sacks once they clobbered the Vikings within the Wildcard Spherical final month, knocking Sam Darnold flat 9 occasions. The Rams defeated the Vikings 27-9, ending Minnesota’s 14-3 win season.

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Thereafter, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell vowed to enhance. “There’s no question that we got to be able to find a way to give a quarterback time. Especially with players like Jordan Addison, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson, we got to find a way to solidify the interior of the pocket, starting first and foremost,” O’Connell informed reporters after the loss.

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O’Connell added, “There can be a thousand excuses made. But, for me, it’s the foundation of the interior of the pocket that we’re going to have to take a long look at.”

nfl minnesota vikings at los angeles rams 15 Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Pictures.

Followers construed these feedback as a name for reform, which means present gamers like Ingram may very well be left behind.

And for an Ingram alternative, these are the free-agent standard suspects for the time being:

Trey Smith 

Mekhi Becton 

Kevin Zeitler 

Will Fries 

Brandon Scherff 

Teven Jenkins 

It’s additionally value noting that Ingram’s iOL teammates, middle Garrett Bradbury and guard Blake Brandel, may, in concept, be launched.

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However none appear as possible as Ingram, who has not panned out as a starter for Minnesota.

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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his day by day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options visitors, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as carefully because the NFL. 

All statistics offered by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual info offered by OverTheCap.com.

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