Matt Fries
Staff Writer at Zone Coverage
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2 weeks ago |
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries
Josh Metellus has been present at the Minnesota Vikings’ OTAs but is not fully participating. Access Vikings’ Ben Goessling has speculated that this may be part of Metellus’ hold-in, who is in line for a new contract as he enters the final year of the extension he signed in 2023. Set to earn about $5.5 million in cash this season, Metellus is clearly underpaid for his contributions to the team. Metellus holding in isn’t a sign of tension with the team.
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3 weeks ago |
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries
The Minnesota Vikings went into this offseason with a major need at cornerback. All three of their 2024 starters, Byron Murphy Jr., Stephon Gilmore, and Shaq Griffin, were hitting free agency. They prioritized re-signing Murphy and also added Isaiah Rodgers to a modest two-year, $11 million contract, but Gilmore and Griffin are still unsigned. It’s equally clear that they prioritized other positions over CB.
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1 month ago |
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries
With the 201st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Kobe King, an LB out of Penn State. King adds depth that the Vikings need. Last season, short-term injuries to Blake Cashman and Ivan Pace tested the defense’s stability. They used Kamu Grugier-Hill to fill in some gaps, but they didn’t trust Brian Asamoah to see the field, only giving him snaps in garbage time.
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1 month ago |
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries
With the 202nd pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings took Gavin Bartholomew, a tight end out of Pitt. Teams aren’t necessarily looking to find starters in the sixth round, but they must fill out the depth on their roster. Like with the LB position and Kobe King, whom they took one pick before Bartholomew, the Vikings had a hole in their TE group — they didn’t even have a third TE on their roster before the draft. However, Bartholomew doesn’t have a free path to the roster.
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1 month ago |
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries
The Minnesota Vikings selected Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, a defensive lineman out of Georgia, with the 139th-overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. Ingram-Dawkins was a four-year player at Georgia and came to the school at a great time, winning back-to-back National Championships in his first two seasons. Despite staying in school for four years, Ingram-Dawkins is still a young player. He’s only 21 and will be 22 for his full rookie season.
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