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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs running back Darwin Thompson (34) gets past Oakland Raiders defensive tackle P.J. Hall (92) during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., The Minnesota Vikings have acquired Hall from the Raiders for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2021. Hall provides reinforcement for the interior for the Vikings after the opt-out by expected starter Michael Pierce. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Vikings land DT P.J. Hall in deal with Raiders for late pick

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 file photo, Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce (97) celebrates his fumble recovery with linebacker Tyus Bowser (54) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Baltimore. Pierce has decided to opt out of the 2020 season out of concern for catching the coronavirus. He has asthma. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

New Vikings DT Pierce, asthma sufferer, opts out of season

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this July, 29, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Vikings trainer Eric Sugarman walks off the field during the first day of the NFL football team's training camp at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minn. Vikings vice president of sports medicine Sugarman has tested positive for COVID-19. Sugarman is in charge of the organization’s virus prevention plan as the infection control officer. The team announced that Sugarman and his family tested positive over the weekend. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

Vikings’ infection control officer tests positive for COVID

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Helmets lay on the field as Minnesota Vikings players took part in some drills without helmets during the NFL football team's training camp Friday, July 26, 2019, in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Eric Sugarman, Vikings coronavirus prevention chief, tests positive for coronavirus

By Dave Campbell - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. The Vikings have centered their offense around running back Dalvin Cook and praised him at every turn, but now the bill has come due. Cook is holding out of team activities until he has a new contract. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, FIle)

Vikings, Cook present NFL’s latest RB contract standoff

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

In this photo taken Friday, June 5, 2020, Minnesota Vikings NFL football player Kyle Rudolph helps a woman carry items to her car at the &quot;Change Starts with Me&quot; food and household supply giveaway outside a Cub Foods store in Minneapolis. George Floyd was killed less than three miles from the stadium where the Minnesota Vikings play, so this global unrest over racial relations and justice hit awfully close to home for the team. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP)

Floyd death spurs action in Minn. sports for societal change

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Santa Clara, Calif. Ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick helped start a wave of protests by kneeling during the national anthem to raise awareness to police brutality, racial inequality and other social issues. Big-name entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ignited a political firestorm and engulfed the NFL will be in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) **FILE**

Joe Lockhart, Ex-NFL, Bill Clinton spokesman: Vikings should sign Colin Kaepernick amid protests

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 1, 2020, file photo, TCU defensive back Jeff Gladney runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. First-round draft pick Jeff Gladney will be the latest young cornerback to be challenged by Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, whose tough-love teaching has helped develop several solid pros at his pet position. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Vikings CB Gladney a confident fit with tough-loving Zimmer

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, South Carolina defensive lineman D J Wonnum runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The Minnesota Vikings selected Wonnum in the fourth round of the NFL football draft on Saturday, April 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Vikings prioritize defensive line on final day of draft

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Boise State offensive lineman Ezra Cleveland (76) is shown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Hawaii in Boise, Idaho. Cleveland is a possible pick in the NFL Draft which runs Thursday, April 23, 2020, thru Saturday, April 25. (AP Photo/Steve Conner, File)

Vikings draft OT Ezra Cleveland, CB Cameron Dantzler

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson (2) runs against Oklahoma cornerback Woodi Washington (5) during the second half of the Peach Bowl NCAA semifinal college football playoff game in Atlanta. This year’s NFL draft features a superb group of wide receivers, including Jefferson, who are expected to make immediate impacts in the NFL.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Vikings draft LSU WR Jefferson 22nd and TCU CB Gladney 31st

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman speaks on a conference call from his home in Eden Prairie, Minn., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Campbell)

Spielman: Offseason losses ‘a natural evolution of a roster’

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer speaks at a news conference after the Vikings lost to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFL divisional playoff football game in Santa Clara, Calif. The Vikings built a dominant defense under Zimmer on the strength of their first and second-day draft picks, but the time has come to restock after the departure of five starters this offseason. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Backed into a corner: Vikings must restock defense in draft

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Cousins discussed his contract extension on a video conference call with reporters, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) **FILE**

Wishing Stephon Diggs well, Kirk Cousins not worried by Vikings’ departures

By Dave Campbell - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reacts before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, in Cleveland. A misdemeanor simple battery warrant has been issued for Cleveland Browns wide receiver and former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr., police in New Orleans said Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The warrant comes as video posted on social media appears to show Beckham swatting a security officer's buttocks during LSU's locker room victory celebration after Monday night's college national championship game in the Superdome. (AP Photo/David Richard) ** FILE **

Vikings, Browns discussing Odell Beckham Jr. trade

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) catches a touchdown pass in front of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (23) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Santa Clara, Calif. A person with direct knowledge of the move confirms to The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills have acquired Diggs in a trade with Vikings. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

AP source: Bills to land WR Diggs in trade with Vikings

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) scrambles out of the pocket before throwing a pass during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) ** FILE **

Kirk Cousins agrees to two-year extension with Vikings

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes speaks to the media after taking part in an NFL training session at the London Irish rugby team training ground in the Sunbury-on Thames suburb of south west London. The salary-cap-strapped Minnesota Vikings have terminated the contracts of two long-time starters: nose tackle Linval Joseph and cornerback Xavier Rhodes. The move will clear more than $18.5 million off the team's salary cap. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Vikings start cap space clearance by cutting Rhodes, Joseph

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings assistant head coach and offensive advisor Gary Kubiak watches quarterbacks during drills at the team's NFL football training facility in Eagan, Minn. The Vikings have chosen Kubiak as their offensive coordinator. He fills the vacancy created by Kevin Stefanski's departure to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns. The widely expected move was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club had not yet made the announcement. The 58-year-old Kubiak served as offensive adviser and assistant to head coach Mike Zimmer this season. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King, File)

Now play-calling for Vikings, Kubiak ‘never lost the joy’

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

In this Dec. 15, 2013, file photo, former Minnesota Viking Chris Doleman acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony honoring the All Mall of America Field team during halftime of an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis. Hall of Fame defensive end Doleman, who became one of the NFL's most feared pass rushers during 15 seasons in the league, has died. He was 58. The Vikings and Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker offered their condolences in separate statements late Tuesday night, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy King, File)

Chris Doleman, Hall of Fame DE, dies at age 58

Associated Press