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It is about to go down. The way the roster is constructed leaves very little room for players to get a starting spot. I only see left guard, corner, and safety as spots where there could be a surprise. Like Brandel starting over Jackson, Okudah starting over Blackmon, and Ward starting over Joseph. I doubt this happens but you never know.
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The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 training camp will begin with rookies and quarterbacks reporting on July 20th, followed by the rest of the team on July 22nd. The first open practice to the public will be on Saturday, July 26th. Practices will be held at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota.
Key Dates:
July 20: Rookies and quarterbacks report.
July 22: Veteran players report.
July 26: First public practice, part of “Back Together Weekend”.
July 28 – August 6: Multiple open practices scheduled.
August 9: First Preseason Game vs Texans
August 11 & 13: Additional open practices, with August 13th being a joint practice with the Patriots.
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The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 training camp Schedule
Minnesota Vikings News and Links
Vikings’ Jordan Addison: Begins jury trial
Addison’s jury trial stemming from a 2024 DUI citation begins Tuesday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
Adam Schefter of ESPN notes that a three-game suspension would be in line with NFL precedent in the event Addison is convicted. The league can apply a lower standard than criminal courts, which mean it isn’t quite guaranteed that he’ll avoid NFL punishment if he isn’t convicted. For the time being, Addison’s availability for the start of the regular season is up in the air.
What Does the Garrett Wilson Deal Mean For Jordan Addison’s Future In Minnesota?
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday that the New York Jets have agreed to a four-year, $131 million contract with wide receiver Garrett Wilson. The deal includes $90 million in guaranteed money and locks him in through the 2030 season.
Note: If it were me, it would mean sayonara!
Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy injury adds pressure created by Sam Darnold
J.J. McCarthy is center stage for the Minnesota Vikings, and there’s no buffer. He’s either going to sink or swim.
Pro Football Focus ranks McCarthy as one of the most important returns of a player who missed all of 2024. And honestly, it has to be the most important, because he’s the QB for a Super Bowl contender.
Here’s what PFF wrote recently:
No player on this list faces more pressure in 2025 than Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Minnesota selected McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in last year’s draft, but he missed his entire rookie season after suffering a meniscus tear in the preseason opener. Veteran Sam Darnold stepped in and delivered a career-best campaign, earning an 80.7 PFF grade that ranked 13th among 42 qualifying quarterbacks. With Darnold at the helm, the Vikings finished 14-3 and were one of the NFC’s top teams all year.Now the spotlight shifts back to McCarthy. The Vikings have built a strong supporting cast around him at the skill positions and along the offensive line. McCarthy posted an elite 90.6 PFF grade in his final season at Michigan, and Minnesota is banking on him making an immediate impact as the team aims to stay atop a competitive NFC North.
2025 Vikings Training Camp Preview: Quarterbacks
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Vikings are preparing to have a new Week 1 starter for the third consecutive season.
Before any “woe is me” thinking sets in, we’ll point out that 11 teams are projected to have a different Week 1 starter in 2025 from the player who opened the 2024 season: Minnesota, Atlanta, Cleveland, Las Vegas, New England, New Orleans, New York Jets and Giants, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Tennessee. You probably noticed the Vikings are the only playoff team from last year among that list. Moreover, Minnesota’s roster does not have a QB who has played game snaps in Purple.
Optimism is high for the debut of McCarthy. The No. 10 overall pick of 2024 watched and learned as a rookie while rehabbing a knee injury he suffered last August. He showed during spring practices that he maximized his opportunity to grow in the system. Rypien, who was acquired just before the season, received credit for leading Minnesota’s scout team in 2024. Howell was added via a draft-day trade with Seattle. The Vikings did their homework on him before the 2022 NFL Draft in which he was selected in the fifth round by Washington. Brosmer, the former Golden Gopher, stayed in town by signing as an undrafted free agent after setting a school record for single-season completions (268) during his only campaign in Dinkytown.
3 KEY QUESTIONS FOR VIKINGS QUARTERBACKS
1. How much will be on McCarthy’s plate?
2. What will be the key to handling success and/or disappointment?
3. Which way will the depth chart fall?
2025 Vikings Training Camp Preview: Receivers & Tight Ends
BE SURE TO CATCH: The way receivers track the football and make something that can be difficult look so smooth. Also, which, if any, of the players in this room obtain the keys to returning punts and/or kicks.
3 Key Questions for Vikings receivers and tight ends
1. What is the effect of a first-year starting quarterback?
2. How quickly will Felton be counted on?
3. Which newcomer could gain the most ground in the preseason?
J.J. McCarthy or Caleb Williams? ESPN panelists agree that Vikings have better QB entering 2025
So which quarterback has the upper hand with NFL training camps set to kick off over the next two weeks? An ESPN panel of host Peter Schrager and analysts Dan Orlovsky and Damien Woody debated which quarterback they’d rather have entering the 2025 season, and both Orlovsky and Woody were surprisingly aligned — picking J.J. McCarthy on Monday’s episode of Get Up.
Schrager: “Both of you took J.J.?”
Orlovsky: “I’ve said this. I truly believe that J.J. McCarthy is gonna go for 30-plus touchdowns and 4,000 yards. It’s a custom-fit offense for him, it has been since the moment Minnesota selected him. It’s the best play-caller slash offensive line plus wide receiver combination probably in the NFL, and if he’s average his stats will be very similar to what Sam Darnold did last year. I think he’s going to have a phenomenal season.”
Woody: “His infrastructure is outstanding in Minnesota, play caller, head coach, all of that. It’s all right there. And on top of that, you know what he’s going to do? He’s going to play with timing and rhythm. I know I’m going to get that out of him.”
5 Minnesota Vikings veterans on the roster bubble entering training camp
RB Ty Chandler
LB Brian Asamoah II
WR Rondale Moore
LG Blake Brandel
QB Sam Howell
Vikings Dealt Strong Words on $88 Million Move
Speaking with Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller, Trench Warfare’s Brandon Thorn, regarded as one of the top NFL offensive and defensive line analysts, had high praise for the move the Vikings made for Fries, who brings something to Minnesota that the Vikings have not had in over a decade.
“He’s been one of my favorite players in the league on the offensive line for the last few years,” Thorn said of Fries on July 13.
“The thing that he brings, I think more than anything, he’s the enforcer of the offensive line, especially now in Minnesota. I mean, in Indy… he was arguably a little bit more nasty than Quenton Nelson at times, to be honest. I can’t think of a guy that you’ve had like this in a while,” Thorn added. “He’s definitely going to toe the line as a finisher. He’s going to get under defenders’ skin. He has enough size and definitely the power to back it up. So he’s going to be finishing guys, putting guys on the ground, setting the tone. It’s going to be really fun to watch because that’s how I see him, especially on this line. He’s going to be the enforcing kind of presence for you, and it makes it a lot of fun to watch. I really appreciate his game.”
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