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  Triple the spending, triple the fun?
Posted by: purplefaithful - 05-23-2025, 10:49 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (3)

The Vikings pivoted to a more aggressive approach following the 2025 NFL draft, nearly tripling their spending on undrafted rookies compared to recent offseasons.

This came after the Vikings made just five selections, tied with the Falcons and Commanders for the fewest.

So General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the front office effectively spent sixth-round guarantees to sign their most coveted undrafted players. While this Vikings roster is not short on experience, there are openings for developmental players. This year’s class is small and only about half — 12 of 23 players — selected in the 2022-2024 classes are still rostered.

The Vikings have signed 22 college players since the draft concluded, including nine players who got sixth-round money like Georgia tight end Ben Yurosek ($254,000 guaranteed), Auburn linebacker Austin Keys ($249,000), Utah cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn ($249,000), and Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer ($246,000), according to OverTheCap.com.

Former BYU edge rusher Tyler Batty got an undrafted rookie-high $259,000 guaranteed at signing — or the equivalent of this year’s 181st-overall selection, an early sixth-round pick.

Overall, the Vikings guaranteed $2,881,000 to undrafted rookies. The previous high under Adofo-Mensah, hired in 2022, was nearly $1.2 million in 2023.

“There’s some people in there we think could compete for a roster spot‚" Adofo-Mensah said of undrafted free agency on April 26 while the seventh round was still going on.

The Vikings didn’t set a spending record for any one player; Army edge rusher Andre Carter II’s $340,000 guaranteed in 2023 remains the most handed out by this front office. But they spent a record total in the hope of landing multiple contributors.

Money doesn’t guarantee much beyond getting talent in the door.

Coach Kevin O’Connell said recently that he tells tryout players about success stories like fullback C.J. Ham, who made the team on a tryout with nothing guaranteed, or a more recent example: edge rusher Bo Richter, who carved out a special teams role last year as an undrafted rookie signed for $15,000 guaranteed.

Brosmer, who led the 8-5 Gophers last fall after transferring from New Hampshire, was asked at May 9 rookie minicamp whether he preferred going undrafted because he got late-round money while having some choice in his destination.

“I think if you do too much and try to get out of your mind and control too much, you get ahead of yourself,” Brosmer said. “Letting things happen — they happen for a reason, whether I get drafted in the third round, drafted in the seventh round or go undrafted, like, there’s a reason why I’m here. I do my best to live each day with that mentality; gratitude, curiosity, empathy, and I think it kind of just all unfolded as it should be.”

Source: Startribune


OLB Tyler Batty, BYU: $259,000
TE Ben Yurosek, Georgia: $254,000
CB Zemaiah Vaughn, Utah: $249,000
LB Austin Keys, Auburn: $249,000
QB Max Brosmer, Minnesota: $246,000
OL Logan Brown, Kansas: $244,000
OLB Chaz Chambliss, Georgia: $220,000
OL Joe Huber, Wisconsin: $210,000
WR Silas Bolden, Texas: $205,000
RB Tre Stewart, Jacksonville State: $160,000
WR Dontae Fleming, Tulane: $135,000
CB Keenan Garber, Kansas State: $107,500
TE Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina: $80,000
P Oscar Champman, Auburn: $72,500
OL Zeke Correll, North Carolina State: $65,000
S Mishael Powell, Miami: $55,000
LB Dorian Mausi, Auburn: $50,000
WR Robert Lewis, Auburn: $20,000

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  Mason a Must-Have Fantasy Target
Posted by: MaroonBells - 05-22-2025, 04:51 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (2)

This is fantasy focused, but still some good thoughts on Mason, who was the only back recommended by three writers. I agree. Mason will not only be a great handcuff, but should have good stand-alone value. I might even be tempted to draft him before Jones. 

Jordan Mason (RB – MIN)
“The Minnesota Vikings traded for Jordan Mason this offseason, and he is one Aaron Jones injury away from a full workload. The Vikings didn’t draft any backs in this year’s draft, and Ty Chandler fell out of favor on the depth chart last season. This is going to be a two-headed monster in Minnesota behind a revamped interior offensive line that has done nothing but upgrade with the acquisitions of Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, and Donovan Jackson. In addition to finishing fourth in yards over expected per attempt and seventh in rushing yards after contact last season, Mason ranked second in total rushing yards (667) before his injury in Week 8. I fully expect Mason to take on a larger role near the goal line, given that Jones struggled immensely in this area in 2024 (-14.4 EPA generated in goal-to-goal situations last season).”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)

“Jordan Mason is going to be a middle-round target for me. I think he’ll be a hand-in-glove for Kevin O’Connell’s zone-heavy run scheme. Aaron Jones is going to be the starter, but Mason could get enough work to have stand-alone value, and if the 30-year-old Jones were to miss any time, Mason’s value would skyrocket. We saw how valuable Mason was when Christian McCaffrey missed time early last season. Over the first five weeks of the season, before he sustained a shoulder injury in Week 6, Mason was averaging 107.2 rushing yards a game and 5.1 yards per carry for the 49ers, making him the RB5 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring over that stretch. Mason is a sneaky-good value in the early double-digit rounds.”
– Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros)

“Jordan Mason is likely to be the chalky answer here… at least to my mind. Mason lands in an excellent offensive scheme in Minnesota with a novice QB in need of run support to help him through his first season as the starter. Aaron Jones is the incumbent RB, but he’s entering his age-30 season and earned the most touches of his career in 2024. Clearly, Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings staff sought to both limit his workload and add a bigger-bodied back for short-yardage and goal-line situations. I like Jones enough, but Mason’s value as the current RB40 is too good to pass up.”
– Jeremy Shulman (Fantasy Football Universe)

https://www.fantasypros.com/2025/05/20-m...4ad76c8t5f&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=fpnfl_newsletter_05.22.2025

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  Jim Irsay Passed Away
Posted by: JustInTime - 05-21-2025, 07:31 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (9)

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  Latest COVID Admission
Posted by: Waterboy - 05-21-2025, 07:29 PM - Forum: Sensitive Topics - Replies (10)

Next in line is the linkage to Turbo Cancers, Stroke, and auto immune disorders.  Of course, Im just a conspiracy theorist. Lol

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05...ine-heart/

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  JJM is going to be a dad
Posted by: Vikergirl - 05-21-2025, 07:20 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (32)

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  Jordan Reid Seal Of Approval
Posted by: JustInTime - 05-21-2025, 05:53 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (1)



Frequently in the top ten of 2026 mocks. I don’t care. But when Jordan Reid chimes in? You notice. Validation.

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  Season Two Of Dallas! (Turner)
Posted by: JustInTime - 05-21-2025, 05:47 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (41)



Must watch tv.    

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  OT: And you wonder why some people want to kill CEOs....
Posted by: StickierBuns - 05-21-2025, 11:40 AM - Forum: Sensitive Topics - Replies (32)

....of Healthcare companies. The worst, most disgusting of them all is UnitedHealth. And their stock is tanking. Fraud investigation underway and:

"UnitedHealth’s stock has plunged about 36% since February, losing more than $170 billion in market value and notching a spot as the worst performer in the S&P 500 Index during that period. The tumble came as the company cut — then suspended — its annual forecast, replaced its chief executive officer and is now reportedly facing a criminal investigation for possible Medicare fraud.

"More bad news continues to pile up for UnitedHealth. The Guardian reported Wednesday that the insurer secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to cut hospital transfers for sick residents, as part of a series of cost-cutting tactics. Prior to that, HSBC cut the stock to a sell-equivalent rating, becoming the second analyst tracked by Bloomberg to do so. UnitedHealth shares tumbled as much as 6.7% on Wednesday (today)"

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhea...47365.html

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  Nothing to see here. UNC at it again
Posted by: AGRforever - 05-21-2025, 09:45 AM - Forum: Sensitive Topics - Replies (5)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...plnews_d-1

Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers


Whosa next

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  Bye bye Tush Push (edit) Not so fast.....
Posted by: StickierBuns - 05-21-2025, 07:22 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (11)

Dianna Russini
@DMRussini
·6m
"Hours away from the owners’ vote surrounding the future of the tush push, I’m told both the league’s competition and players’ health and safety committees have voted to ban the play.
Despite the Eagles’ best efforts, the tush push is likely on its way out, sources say."

I honestly don't care, but I do like hearing Eagles fans bitch and moan.

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