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• Vikings take another interior offensive lineman

  27-04-2019 18:55
  The Kirk Cousins reclamation project continues. The Vikings, who had taken only two players in the 2019 draft through Friday after multiple trades down, have added their second interior offensive lineman. Oklahoma guard Dru Samia joins Minnesota via the 12th pick in round four. A six-five, 305-pounder, Samia started four years at Oklahoma. Lance Zierlein [more]
  
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• Vikings Take Alabama Tight End Irv Smith Jr. In 2nd Round

  27-04-2019 16:23
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Irv Smith Jr. began playing football in eighth grade. Becoming a tight end was only a matter of time.
  The son of former NFL tight end Irv Smith had plenty of footballs, helmets and trophies in the house to steer him toward the sport. Some simple advice from his father, who played five of his seven seasons in the league with New Orleans after being drafted in the first round in 1993, helped him settle at the same position.
  “He said, ‘You can either be a slow
  
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• Report: Vikings getting calls on Kyle Rudolph, Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes

  27-04-2019 16:02
  The Vikings have a healthy supply of talented young corners, and with nine picks left in the 2019 draft they could have some more. They also have a brand-new second-round tight end. And for that reason the phones reportedly are ringing. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the Vikings are getting calls about three key [more]
  
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• Vikings have nine choices Saturday

  27-04-2019 05:30
  The Vikings selected two players Friday night, taking Alabama tight end Irv Smith in the second round and Boise State running back Alexander Mattison in the third round. They got North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury in Thursday’s first round. Minnesota is scheduled to make even more selections Saturday. It enters with nine picks on [more]
  
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• Kyle Rudolph: “Awesome” we drafted Irv Smith Jr.

  27-04-2019 04:47
  The Vikings added a tight end with the 50th overall pick of the draft on Friday night and some people may have wondered if Irv Smith Jr.‘s arrival would affect Kyle Rudolph‘s spot on the team. There was talk of Rudolph either taking a pay cut or getting cut earlier in the offseason that was [more]
  
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• Vikings take tight end Irv Smith

  27-04-2019 02:38
  Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph says he’s still in his prime. That didn’t stop the Vikings from drafting another tight end. With the 50th pick in the 2019 NFL draft, the Vikings selected Alabama tight end Irv Smith. Rudolph arrived via round two in 2011. And there’s no indication that the Vikings are moving on [more]
  
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