After rampant fan speculation, the fourth-year running back out of Bosie State could end up on the move after all.
According to Heavy’s Matt Lombardo, there is some chatter in league circles about Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison.
Some chatter on #Vikings RB Alexander Mattison, I'm told per league sources, while Minnesota isn't actively shopping him, the team is certainly listening to offers. #NFL
— Matt Lombardo (@MattLombardoNFL) August 29, 2022
The idea of trading Mattison is one that we have speculated on numerous times at The Vikings Wire. It would save approximately $188k in cap space and allow the Vikings to be more flexible with the rest of their roster construction.
Ty Chandler and Kene Nwangwu have been excellent this preseason and have enormous upsides by comparison.
There is some pessimism out there about a potential move, including from Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller.
Giving away a good player for late-round draft capital would be too far on the galaxy brain side for my taste, even if they should be impressed by Ty Chandler’s preseason https://t.co/fryHj2Ugvp
— Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) August 29, 2022
This will be a story to monitor, as the Vikings keeping five running backs (including C.J. Ham) isn’t the most ideal scenario.