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The Minnesota Vikings have a 13-2 document by means of 16 weeks, already proudly owning a ticket to the postseason and eyeing homefield benefit all through the playoffs with a win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers this weekend and a dub on the Detroit Lions in Week 18.
Vikings Signal New Participant on Christmas Eve
And roster tweaks are at all times in play, evidenced by the Vikings’ transfer on Christmas Even so as to add veteran cornerback Ambry Thomas.
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Minnesota’s most important social media group tweeted Tuesday, “The Vikings have designated Ivan Pace Jr. to return to practice and signed CB Ambry Thomas to the practice squad.”
Within the Vikings’ most up-to-date sport, a win on the Seattle Seahawks, defenders Harrison Smith (security), Jalen Redmond (DT), and Tempo Jr. (linebacker) didn’t play as a result of harm, so with Tempo Jr.’s imminent return, the protection will return nearer to full power.
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Thomas, in the meantime, joins this purple cornerback room:
Stephon Gilmore
Byron Murphy
Shaquill Griffin
Fabian Moreau
Dwight McGlothern
Nahshon Wright (Apply Squad)
Kelvin Joseph (Apply Squad)
Ambry Thomas (Apply Squad)
Mekhi Blackmon (IR)
NaJee Thompson (IR)
Thomas is now one call-up away from the energetic gameday roster, although onlookers ought to anticipate him to stay a follow squad contingency plan. Apart from Blackmon, Minnesota’s cornerbacks have stayed largely upright and wholesome — in all probability why the protection is taken into account a High 3 unit across the NFL per just about each credible statistical metric.
Right here’s Thomas’ Professional Soccer Focus resume to this point:
2023: 71.52022: 59.02021: 46.1
Thomas was a part of the 49ers’ roster till late summer time when he hit injured reserve. He stayed there till one week in the past, however San Francisco launched him. The Indianapolis Colts instantly claimed him from waivers, adopted by a failed bodily.
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So, Thomas will stay on the Vikings’ follow squad.
His 2023 PFF grade is especially encouraging, and Thomas, 25, could possibly be a participant Minnesota stashes and retains on the roster in 2025 and past.
Minnesota subsequent performs the Packers at residence on Sunday, and Inexperienced Bay is favored to win by a degree. The Vegas line flipped this week from Minnesota as a 1.5 favourite to the Packers by one. Of us evidently wagered hardcore on Inexperienced Bay.
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The Vikings’ present 13-2 document is their greatest by means of 15 weeks for the reason that 1998 season. Few anticipated the group to tally such a document, and actually, sportsbooks claimed Kevin O’Connell’s group would win simply six or seven video games.
Thomas was a teammate of Josh Metellus on the College of Michigan.
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 company, 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.
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