With Newman, Rhodes, Munnerlyn, Alexander and probably two more corners making the final roster, the Vikings are a long way from reaching the kind of emergency situation they faced a few years back when they had to sign Benny Sapp off the street during the season. He feels the practices can keep the National Football League from taking the season to 18 games. His pass catching became a more reliable weapon out of the backfield than Peterson has ever been.
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The Bengals were eager facing Teddy Bridgewater in practice. He said the Vikings teach players to catch punts a bit differently with their footwork, and Sherels has been invaluable in helping Stoudermire make the transition.
“He’s a dynamic back, great at running the ball (and) a great route runner”, Peterson said Monday. “The competition will be good”.
The scrimmages can be more productive than the public thinks.
Trae Waynes gets a chance to show how far he’s come in the year since the Minnesota Vikings made him their top pick. In his three seasons at Alabama, Smith started at left offensive tackle and capped his Crimson Tide career by receiving the 2008 Outland Trophy, presented annually to the best collegiate interior lineman. Bengals DT Andrew Billings, a fourth-round pick, suffered a leg injury during a line drill and was taken off the field on a cart.
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NFL football returns as the Bengals and Vikings face off in their preseason opener.
Things, of course, can change. On Friday, August 12, the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals kick off their respective 2016 campaigns in the Twin Cities.
Tight end Kyle Rudolph said he was impressed with his own position group during training camp, praising rookie David Morgan and second-year player MyCole Pruitt.
On defense, the second-team linebackers are Audie Cole in the middle and Lamur and Edmond Robinson on the outside. With Loadholt out of the way, Smith and T.J. Clemmings alternated at the spot in the early practices, but Clemmings, who started in Loadholt’s place as a rookie in 2015, seems targeted as Minnesota’s swing tackle.
Sullivan was Minnesota’s starting center for six seasons until missing all of past year because of back surgery.
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“(Zimmer) never gave up on me”, Maualuga told Bengals.com. “It’s really nice to have those guys in there”. “You always want to go against different teams to see how much better you’ve gotten during camp”.
