The battle at Punter was one of the biggest positional competitions to watch during this training camp. The Minnesota Vikings had two punters, Seth Vernon, and Ryan Wright, battling it out all camp and through most of the preseason to see who would stick around and make the opening-day roster.
Wright won the battle, with the Vikings releasing Vernon last week, but his position on the roster may not be as secure as some might think. According to Alec Lewis, Vikings beat writer for The Athletic, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Vikings “Scour the punter market over the next few days”.
Wright was impressive enough to win the competition over Vernon. Still, he struggled in the Vikings preseason finale, shanking one punt off his foot for just 26 yards, and was anything but solid for the Vikings as their full-time punter last season.
With the NFL’s deadline fast approaching, the Vikings could be looking intently at the waiver wire, seeing which specialists become available and starting the punting competition all over again with a fresh, new face to push Wright.