The Minnesota Vikings cut 2o players Saturday in order to get down to the 53-man roster limit for the 5:00 p.m. deadline. The Vikings announced the cuts via Mike Wobschall of the Vikings.com Blog. Here are the cuts: S Colt Anderson, G Thomas Austin, G Adrian Battles, WR Taye Biddle, WR Freddie Brown, T Patrick [...]
The Minnesota Vikings signed kicker Rhys Lloyd to a two-year deal this offseason to handle kickoffs. Now his roster spot appears to be in jeopardy. The plan was to have kicker Ryan Longwell handle field goals and for Lloyd to boom kicks through the end zone. Lloyd has underperformed so far as the kickoff specialist, at least [...]
Although the Minnesota Vikings agreed to a contract with kicker Rhys Lloyd during the offseason, kicker Ryan Longwell’s job as the place-kicker is not in jeopardy. According to Tom Pelissero of 1500 ESPN Radio, Longwell will be the team’s place-kicker for this season. The 14-year veteran Longwell made 93.3 percent of his field goals last season. [...]
The Minnesota Vikings signed kicker Rhys Lloyd according to the Twitter account of the former Carolina Panther. This is what Lloyd had to say at around 9:00 p.m. CT: “As of an hour ago. I am a viking. Gonna miss Charlotte and the people. Next chapter begins now.” Minnesota Sports Zone’s Take: We liked the [...]
Update: Lloyd signed a two-year deal with the Vikings Monday night. (03/09/10) As many of you already know, free-agent kicker Rhys Lloyd is expected to meet with Minnesota Vikings‘ officials early next week, as reported by Chip Scoggins (Star Tribune) via Twitter. Lloyd not only played football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, he was an [...]
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