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Former Vikings RB Heads to Dolphins

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Former Vikings RB Heads to Dolphins
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Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports activities.

Alexander Mattison will attempt on a brand new group for measurement for the third time in three years.

Former Vikings RB Heads to Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins reportedly signed Mattison this week, including depth to a working again room headlined by De’Von Achane.

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FOX Sports activities Jordan Schultz tweeted Thursday, “Sources: Former Raiders RB Alexander Mattison is signing with the Dolphins. Proven vet heads to South Beach to team up with Tua Tagovailoa and Co.”

When the deal turns into official, Mattison will be part of the Dolphins’ RB group:

De’Von Achane

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Alexander Mattison

Miami, too, like most NFL groups, might add a tailback from this yr’s draft, because the batch of rookies coming into the league is awfully deep.

Mattison performed for the Las Vegas Raiders final season, an experiment that didn’t prosper or final very lengthy. Zamir White was on deck for RB1 obligation however struggled, and the baton traveled to Mattison, who promptly averaged 3.2 yards per carry. The Raiders ended up utilizing gamers like Honest McCormick and Ameer Abdullah (additionally a former Viking) down the stretch of the common season as an alternative of Mattison and White.

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The previous Viking struggled in a single audition as Minnesota’s RB1 two seasons in the past. The group tabbed him because the lead man coming into 2023, and the experiment faltered. Mattison tabulated 180 carries for 700 yards and nil touchdowns. The veteran runner was injured in November, and second-year halfback Ty Chandler took over, instantly offering extra burst and manufacturing, seeming to cement an enhanced position in 2024. 

Actually, with Mattison as the highest man, Minnesota didn’t rating a speeding landing till Week 8 final season, if that may be believed.

From 2019 to 2022, although, Mattison was fairly spectacular within the Vikings’ offense, functioning as a dependable RB2 behind Dalvin Prepare dinner for 4 seasons. When Prepare dinner would miss video games, Vikings followers have been by no means too frightened about Mattison taking on for every week or two. Maybe his profession will be rekindled in Miami.

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For the Vikings at working again, basic supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah re-signed Aaron Jones final week, and he’s in line to carry down RB1 duties in 2025, although a halfback from the aforementioned draft class will possible be onboarded to minimize Jones’ workload.

The Dolphins’ offense ranked twenty second leaguewide per DVOA in 2024, and the speeding offense checked in at No. 30, often known as third-worst.

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Miami signed offensive guard James Daniels this week to assist repair the trenches and should draft a lineman in Spherical 1 this April.

Mattison will flip 27 this summer time.

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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 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 supplied by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual data supplied by OverTheCap.com.

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