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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Tempo Jr. returned from a four-week-long harm final weekend, simply in time for his group to defeat the Inexperienced Bay Packers at U.S. Financial institution Stadium.
Just lately Launched Viking Indicators with Jets
To make room for Tempo Jr., Minnesota waived veteran linebacker Jamin Davis. And it solely took a few days for Davis to land on his toes. He’ll be a New York Jet in Week 18.
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ESPN’s Wealthy Cimini tweeted Monday, “The Jets also claimed former Vikings LB Jamin Davis, a 2021 first-round pick by Washington. To make room, they waived K Anders Carlson and placed S Chuck Clark on IR.”
Davis has participated in 9 video games for the Commanders and Vikings this season, tabulating 18 complete tackles, together with a sack, on 107 defensive snaps. He’ll be a part of this Jets off-ball linebacking corps:
Quincy Williams
Jamien Sherwood
Chazz Surratt
Sam Eguavoen
Marcelino McCrary-Bell
Jamin Davis
Jackson Sirmon (Follow Squad)
C.J. Mosley (IR)
Jimmy Ciarlo (IR)
Right here’s Davis’ NFL resume so far:
Washington Commanders (2021–2024)
Inexperienced Bay Packers (2024)
Minnesota Vikings (2024)
New York Jets (2024)
It’s value noting that the Jets have been eradicated from postseason competition weeks in the past, so Davis and his teammates will play for pleasure this weekend towards the Miami Dolphins.
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The Commanders pulled Davis from Spherical 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft — the identical evening that the Vikings scooped left sort out Christian Darrisaw from Virginia Tech — however the 26-year-old skilled a failure to launch within the nation’s capital, at the least by a 1st-Rounder’s requirements. He’s performed in 54 profession video games whereas beginning 36 and has banked 287 complete tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, and eight sacks.
Right here’s Davis’ Professional Soccer Focus resume so far:
2021: 46.8
2022: 62.9
2023: 67.6
2024: 51.1 (restricted snaps)
Davis’ talent set is considerably just like Tempo Jr.’s — he’s at his finest dashing the passer and serving to to stuff the run, however his move protection is suspect.
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And these are the Vikings’ present linebackers with Davis departed and Tempo Jr. again:
Ivan Tempo Jr.
Blake Cashman
Kamu Grugier-Hill
Brian Asamoah
Max Tooley (Follow Squad)
Calvin Munson (Follow Squad)
With out Davis, the Vikings head to Detroit on Sunday evening, taking over the Lions for the NFC North crown, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, and homefield benefit all through the playoffs.
Davis turned 26 a number of weeks in the past and can seemingly hit the free-agent pool in 2.5 months after the Jets pit cease.
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All statistics offered by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual info offered by OverTheCap.com.
