Ryan Kelly return?
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"Center Ryan Kelly is eligible to return off IR Sunday. It could be the first snaps the Vikings Starting O-Line has together all season.
Get momentum at the right time."
I think they'd give him a week to acclimate....a week from this Sunday.
At this point, I'd rather keep Brandel in there to see if we have a longer term answer at center. I think we can all agree that Kelly isn't someone we can rely on moving forward due to the concussions
I hear you, but I'd rather have the guy that played center at Alabama and his whole career in the NFL back helping JJ out with calls. The team knows what they have in Brandel at center....he's not going anywhere. Wes Phillips intimated that Brandel's best NFL position might be center....whether that's STARTING center I don't know. Hell, Kelly might not make it all year healthy anyway.
I guess my point is, [b]Kelly will be 35 prior to next season[/b] and he's had multiple concussions. We have an out on his contract after this season with only a 3 million dead cap hit. Does anybody really expect him to be on the team next year? I dont. With that in mind, I'd rather use the rest of the year to test Brandel and see if he can solidify the spot for us heading into next season. That's more valuable then trotting out an older player who is an injury risk and doesn't figure into the long term plans. Vikings want to activate him as the backup/emergency center, go for it...but sticking it out with Brandel is the right move going forward
He's 32 years old.....won't be 33 until the end of May next year.
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