https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4401...cquisition

Riiiight. Who, Mac Jones? The new Mr. Glass, Anthony Richardson, has a most pivotal year in front of him.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Vikings added assistant offensive line coach Keith Carter, who wasn’t necessarily beloved by all of his former players.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell hired Carter, coming off two years as the Jets' O-line coach following five years as the Titans' O-line coach, to replace outgoing assistant Shaun Sarrett, who accepted a promotion with the Jaguars.

Carter, 42, was called out last year by one of his former players, ex-Titans tackle Taylor Lewan. When ex-Titans head coach Mike Vrabel was fired last year, Lewan wrote on social media that he “loved his coaching staff (besides Keith Carter).” Two of Carter’s former players, ex-Jets tackle Mekhi Becton and ex-Falcons fullback Patrick DiMarco, commented in agreement.

O’Connell called Carter a “tough, kind of gritty guy” who will fit their secondary role in the O-line room. He also sees Carter improving a Vikings run game that ranked 23rd in yards per carry last season.

“A former No. 1 [offensive line coach] that’s been involved in some of the best rushing attacks over the last four, five, six years,” O’Connell said. “He’s at a great time in his career where he really wanted to come to Minnesota. Really think he’s going to be able to help us a lot, infuse some things into our run game.

“You’ll find some things about him in regards to being tough on his players. But I think in the No. 2 role, he’s going to be really good for us.”
Carter “speaks the same language” regarding playbook terminology, O’Connell said, having worked with a similar style of offense in Atlanta under Kyle Shanahan in 2015 and 2016.

The Vikings' 2025 coaching staff has yet to be finalized, and more additions are expected.

Source: Startribune

https://www.newsbreak.com/pro-football-s...fl-analyst

Daniel Jones’ free agency moment was supposed to be his shot at a fresh start, until the Minnesota Vikings decided to crash the party. With rumors swirling about Sam Darnold potentially landing in Minnesota, one NFL analyst claims the Vikings have already complicated Jones’ next move.

Just when it seemed like Jones could reset his career, Darnold’s looming decision is casting a shadow over his market value.

NFL analyst Chris Simms dropped the bombshell on “NFL on NBC,” claiming that Jones’ market value took a hit because of the Vikings’ quarterback shuffle.

Simms suggested that Jones could’ve been “the new Sam Darnold” for the Vikings if things had played out differently. The turning point? The team’s struggles in Week 18. Had Darnold not shown improvement, the Vikings reportedly considered pivoting to Jones for the divisional round. That’s where things get tricky for Jones.

Simms said, “Daniel Jones is fascinating to me because I think he becomes the new Sam Darnold in Minnesota when it’s all said and done. Somebody made this point to me recently, and look, I think the Vikings were indeed considering the possibility, based upon how poorly things went in Week 18.

They were considering the possibility if they managed to win the wild card game and Donald didn’t snap out of it, they might have pivoted to Jones for the divisional round.”

According to Simms, Jones’ late-season decision to leave the practice squad locked him into the roster until the first day of free agency. If he had stayed on the practice squad, he could’ve hit the market months earlier, giving him a head start on negotiating deals, setting up visits, and plotting his next move (a luxury most free agents dream of).

The analyst added, “We reported that at the time, there was a belief [a change] could happen. Something caused Daniel Jones to give up his spot on the practice squad, which would have made him already available. He gave up very late in the game his practice squad spot and took a spot on the roster. Once the roster locked at the end of the season, he was stuck until the first day of free agency.

If he had stayed on the practice squad, Chris, if he had ended the season as a member of the practice squad, he could have already signed by now. Yeah, he would have had a two-month head start on the market, and he could have plotted it all out, negotiated taking his time, taking visits.”

Simms’ analysis highlights a harsh NFL reality: in this league, timing isn’t just important; it’s everything.

Media times and places for Kwesi and KOC today:

11 AM CT: Kevin O’Connell via @KFAN1003
11:30 AM CT: Kevin O’Connell via NFL Combine
11:35 AM CT: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah via NFL Combine
1 PM CT: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah via @SiriusXMNFL

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#Falcons GM Terry Fontenot said they’re comfortable keeping Kirk Cousins as the backup, paying him $27.5M in 2025 while also triggering another $10M to become fully guaranteed for 2026 on March 17.

He lies to us, he lies about what his agencies "find", and he always lies for his mass murderer bestie.

https://apnews.com/article/un-russia-ukr...3e788c272c

"In the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. joined Russia in voting against a Europe-backed Ukrainian resolution that calls out Moscow’s aggression and demands an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.

The U.S. then abstained from voting on its own competing resolution after Europeans. led by France, succeeded in amending it to make clear Russia was the aggressor. The voting was taking place on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion and as Trump was hosting French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington."

There is, literally, no horrible-enough end terrible for our s**tstain prez. Are his backers/enablers getting paid in furry hats and non-export vodka?