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The Minnesota Vikings’ offseason may need a necessity for pace.
Vikings to Host Speedy WR for Free Agent Go to
Basic supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has notably added Ryan Kelly (C), Will Fries (G), Jonathan Allen (DT), Javon Hargrave (DT), and Isaiah Rodgers (CB) in free company along with re-upping with Aaron Jones (RB), Byron Murphy Jr. (CB), Theo Jackson (S), and the treasured one, Harrison Smith (S).
And extensive receiver Rondale Moore, a pace service provider, may very well be subsequent.
The Vikings social media workforce tweeted Friday, “WR Rondale Moore has started his free agent visit with the Vikings.”
Moore didn’t play in 2024 due to a knee harm after a commerce to the Atlanta Falcons. The transfer featured quarterback Desmond Ridder to the Arizona Cardinals, the workforce that drafted Moore.
The speedster is most identified for his blazing 4.29 forty-yard sprint through the lead-up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Arizona drafted him in Spherical 2 that April, the day after the Vikings selected offensive deal with Christian Darrisaw from Virginia Tech.
In three seasons, Moore has tabulated 1,201 receiving yards, with 135 catches and 4 complete touchdowns. He’s additionally a kick and punt returner, which means he may very well be on deck for “the Brandon Powell role” in 2025. Adofo-Mensah has not re-signed Powell via 4 days of free company.
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On the floor, due to Moore’s draft inventory, pace, and semi-high-profile identify recognition, some is perhaps tempted to consider Moore would fill WR3 tasks with the 2025 Vikings. In actuality, he’d seemingly slide right into a WR4 function — once more, like Powell in 2023 and 2024.
For now, Jalen Nailor is the workforce’s incumbent WR3, and he flashed at instances behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison final season. The extensive receiver free-agent market was fairly strong this offseason, and Minnesota may nonetheless signal a participant like Cooper Kupp, Amari Cooper, or Stefon Diggs for WR3, assuming it wished to make a grand splash behind Jefferson and Addison.
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In any other case, Kevin O’Connell’s workforce will function a wholesome T.J. Hockenson for all of 2025, and he’s a de facto WR3 per goal load.
One other perk of a would-be Moore signing? He received’t break the financial institution. He’s by no means tallied over 450 receiving yards in a single season and is coming off the most important knee harm. Put plainly, he’ll be embarking on a basic “prove it” season.
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Moore is simply 24. He’s 5’7″ and 180 kilos — pace demon. He was a teammate at Purdue with Kansas Metropolis Chiefs go rusher George Karlaftis.
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 friends, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple workforce, 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 intently because the NFL.
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