Judd Zulgad

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Judd’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Vikings completed their mandatory minicamp last week and will get a few weeks off before training camp opens in late July. After watching two OTA practices and all three days of minicamp, here is a 1.0 projection for the 53-man roster.

2 weeks ago | juddzulgad.substack.com | Judd Zulgad

Judd’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Colin Cowherd, a prominent talking head on FOX Sports, continued to do his best Wednesday to make the case that J.J. McCarthy will be a bust in his first season as the Vikings’ starting quarterback. “There's so much mystery here,” Cowherd said. “Why does Minnesota keep flirting with other quarterbacks?

2 weeks ago | juddzulgad.substack.com | Judd Zulgad

Judd’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Vikings completed the second day of their three-day minicamp on Wednesday with a shorter session that featured extensive red zone work in both 7-on-7 and full-team drills. This marked the fourth offseason practice that was open to the media.

2 weeks ago | juddzulgad.substack.com | Judd Zulgad

Judd’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Josh Metellus appears to be in the middle of the least contentious contract dispute in NFL history. Entering the final season of a woefully below-market-value two-year, $13 million contract he signed in 2023, Metellus did not take part in 7-on-7 or special teams drills Tuesday as the Vikings opened their three-day mandatory minicamp.

2 weeks ago | juddzulgad.substack.com | Judd Zulgad

(The Vikings will hold their mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday-Thursday. We are spending three days examining some of the key questions facing general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell as they get set for the last full-team practices before training camp opens in late July. The first position focused on was cornerback.The second was defensive line. Today: Backup quarterback.)Judd’s Substack is a reader-supported publication.