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Say it ain’t so.
Fan-Favourite Vikings WR Leaves for Cardinals
Lengthy-time Minnesota Vikings large receiver Trishton Jackson has departed the group, signing a futures contract with the Arizona Cardinals this week.
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Not less than for some time — Jackson may finally discover his manner again to the Twin Cities, maybe in the summertime, for instance — Jackson is gone. He’s a Cardinal.
Cardinals reporter Bo Brack tweeted Thursday, “The Arizona Cardinals have signed WR Quez Watkins to a futures contract. The Cards also inked wideout Trishton Jackson to a futures deal.”
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Jackson will be part of this Cardinals WR room in 2025, an inventory that doesn’t embody free brokers to be:
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Michael Wilson
Xavier Weaver
Andre Baccellia
Tejhaun Palmer
Trishton Jackson
The Vikings promoted Jackson from the observe squad to the lively roster in two video games in September. He performed 10 offensive snaps in 2024 and two particular groups performs.
If Jackson’s identify sounds acquainted, it’s as a result of he dazzled within the preseason — from cowl to cowl. Versus the Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles in August, Jackson tabulated 9 receptions for 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns. And people have been stat traces from partial video games. He didn’t play all 4 quarters of every recreation. On the scoring acumen, Jackson hit paydirt in all three contests. His endzone participation within the preseason took no weekends off.
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The 26-year-old has really been a part of the Vikings roster and observe squad since 2021, carried over from the Mike Zimmer period to Kevin O’Connell’s group. He caught 66 passes for 1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns in his closing season at Syracuse 4 years in the past. And he was the man who grabbed a two-point conversion from Joshua Dobbs in final yr’s Vikings win on the Atlanta Falcons.
Justin Jefferson even pounded the desk for Jackson in August: “He’s a dog. He’s from Detroit. He has that Detroit mindset. Just the way he comes to work every single day — he’s a hooper, so he knows how to move and how to get open.”
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“The catch point of the ball, he’s definitely making plays out there. He’s showing up every time on the film, so the more he shows up, the more has a chance to be out there on the field on Sundays,” Jefferson added.
Arizona’s offense ranked Eleventh-best in 2024 per DVOA.
Jackson will flip 27 in March.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his each day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options friends, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN 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.
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