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Cowboys release former Vikings second round pick

After making a trade, the Cowboys cut ties with the former Minnesota corner.

The Dallas Cowboys cut cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. on Tuesday after trading with the Carolina Panthers for wide receiver Jonathan Mingo. Booth Jr., the former Viking, lasted just nine games with Dallas.

The Vikings traded the former Clemson Tiger back in August when the two teams agreed on a player swap. Minnesota took on cornerback Nahshon Wright from Dallas for Booth Jr.

Booth Jr. recorded six total tackles in two games during his short tenure with Dallas.

Minnesota selected Booth Jr. with a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. But he struggled to stay on the field with the Vikings. In Minnesota, Booth Jr. recorded 20 total tackles and one pass deflection in two years. His name came up time and time again in trade speculation, but it never seemed to bother the former Clemson Tiger. And when it finally happened, it felt like it was a breath of fresh air and a chance to turn his career around.

However, after being cut by Dallas, Booth Jr. will look for another NFL opportunity.

Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah hints the 2022 NFL Draft has shaped his approach

Vikings general manager was asked what that draft meant for him, and he gave a very honest answer.

The 2022 NFL Draft was challenging for several teams as their draft picks didn’t pan out. For the Minnesota Vikings, the 2022 NFL Draft is one they would like to forget, at least the first two rounds,

This offseason, they turned the page on both of their first two draft picks by releasing one and trading another.

Lewis Cine and Andrew Booth Jr. were both sent away this offseason, creating a fog around General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. He had just accepted the general manager role in January of that year, so folks are quick not to hold that draft against him, while others see it as no excuse.

During his media availability, the Vikings general manager was asked what that draft meant for him, and he gave a very honest answer.

“I would say that everything that I do in the future has some relevance to what I’ve done in the past. These are things I have thought about for a long period of time. . .more specific to what types of decisions you need to make. . asking, ‘Hey, where can you go get those players?’ There’s other teams with third-fourth round picks on different practice squads.”

The brutal honesty was refreshing from an NFL general manager, let alone one who has such brutal misses as the start of his tenure. Learning from things and adapting the next time you are presented goes a long way to finding success.

The 2024 NFL Draft will serve as a potential of how Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has learned from his previous mistakes.

WATCH: Former Viking Andrew Booth Jr. struggling in Dallas

The former Minnesota Viking is having a not-so-great time with the Dallas Cowboys.

The Vikings made a one-for-one trade recently with the Dallas Cowboys when Minnesota sent cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. for cornerback Nahshon Wright.

While Wright may not have made the Vikings contenders, getting rid of the former second-round pick out of Clemson appears to be in the Vikings’ best interest. Booth Jr. is not only considered a draft bust, but he’s fighting for his life on the Dallas roster bubble.

Things are not looking good for Booth Jr. On Saturday, the Cowboys played the Los Angeles Chargers, and Booth Jr. was seen getting torched on a 78-yard touchdown pass. Quarterback Easton Stick found Simi Fehoko for a long touchdown, and Booth Jr. was on the wrong end of it.

Once Minnesota traded Booth Jr. away, the Vikings signed former All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gillmore. Gillmore will start alongside Shaq Griffin, and Byron Murphy will play at the Nickel.

Former Clemson standout traded to Dallas Cowboys

Former Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth will join a new team ahead of the 2024 NFL season.

A former Clemson standout will have a new home for the 2024 NFL season.

In a trade featuring a swap of two cornerbacks, the Minnesota Vikings traded Andrew Booth to the Dallas Cowboys Friday for Nahshon Wright. The news was first reported by NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo.

Booth was a second-round selection by Minnesota in the 2022 NFL Draft after a three-year stint at Clemson from 2019-21. He started 11 games during his junior year before declaring for the draft. Booth finished with 10 pass breakups, five interceptions, one sack and a fumble recovery returned for touchdown in 35 games for the Tigers.

In two seasons with the Vikings, Booth appeared in 23 games and made two starts. He registered 19 tackles with one pass breakup.

Booth is the second former Clemson player to join the Cowboys this week. On Tuesday, Dallas signed defensive lineman Albert Huggins. Huggins played on the Tigers’ 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.

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Minnesota Vikings trade CB Andrew Booth Jr. to Dallas Cowboys

On Friday, the Minnesota Vikings traded cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for cornerback Nashon Wright.

On Friday, the Minnesota Vikings traded cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for cornerback Nashon Wright. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media first reported the trade.

Booth Jr. was buried at the bottom of the cornerback depth chart that was released by the team earlier this week. He had not practiced much during training camp, and the writing was on the wall for the two parties to go different ways. The former Clemson Tiger was drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft and had high expectations.

Sadly, he could never get his footing with the team after an injury cut his rookie year short.

In exchange for Booth Jr., the Vikings received another cornerback, Nashon Wright, who had also been struggling with his team. Wright was not great in coverage for the Cowboys, but his PFF grade for run support was a favorable 78 overall.

It will be interesting to see if Wright makes the final roster, but the trade makes sense regardless. The Vikings send away a player they would’ve cut anyway. This allows them to get a view of Wright, and they can decide what to do next.

The Vikings cornerback situation isn’t looking very promising

The current sentiment surrounding two Minnesota Vikings corners is not very good.

The Vikings are having a tough time at cornerback right now. Mekhi Blackmon tore his ACL during the first day of training camp, and on the second day, Shaq Griffin went down during an 11-on-11 drill.

But even with Blackmon’s injury and some possible unknowns with a guy like Griffin, it still doesn’t sound promising for a couple of young Minnesota cornerbacks.

The Athletic’s Alec Lewis was on KFAN1003, and he doesn’t see any way Evans could do anything of value for the Vikings in 2024. Booth Jr.? He has even less confidence.

“Like I got to, I’m just speaking from what I’ve seen and what I’ve talked to, people I’ve talked to, like I have zero confidence that Akayleb Evans is going to be really successful as a cornerback this year. I just can’t rely on that at all. Andrew Booth Jr., I feel even worse about”

Booth Jr. is already a cut candidate for the Vikings this offseason. The former second-round pick out of Clemson has never lived up to the hype, and it’s possible it’s his last camp with the Vikings. Evans, on the other hand, played valuable snaps for Minnesota, but he hasn’t been overly impressive either.

Lewis Cine labeled as Vikings’ make-it-or-break it player in 2024

The former first-round pick has a lot of work to do in order to not only make the Vikings’ 53-man roster, but to earn a role in 2024.

Justin Melo with The Draft Network called safety Lewis Cine the Vikings make it or make-it-or-break-it player in 2024. The former 32nd-overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft has had a rough time in the NFL. Between injuries, adjustment to the league, and coaching changes, Cine has produced much of anything for the Vikings’ defense.

Cine suffered a major leg injury in Week 4 of his rookie season and was forced to miss the rest of the year. Ed Donatell, his first defensive coordinator, was fired and entered Brian Flores. While trying to recover from the leg injury, Cine had to learn a new defensive scheme and had difficulty transitioning when healthy.

During the 2023 season, Cine was a healthy scratch for most of the season and had just one tackle in ’23—the only one of his two-year career.

Not only has Cine been seen as a disappointment in the league, but Melo went on to talk about the rest of the 2022 NFL Draft class, and he didn’t hold back.

In truth, the entire 2022 Vikings draft class has been disastrous. Second-round cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. has battled injury and been passed over in favor of lower-drafted players like Akayleb Evans and Mekhi Blackmon when healthy. Fellow second-rounder Ed Ingram has played consistent snaps but has been below-average to league-average at best. Linebacker Brian Asamoah II was selected in the third round. He’s been outshined by an undrafted player in Ivan Pace Jr. Asamoah totaled a whopping 36 defensive snaps in 2023.

Most of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s other 2022 draft picks are no longer on the team with fifth-round running back Ty Chandler qualifying as the other consistent contributor. Adofo-Mensah didn’t draft a single high-end starter, let alone a blue-chipper despite making four top-66 picks.

Reports from OTAs haven’t favored Andrew Booth Jr., who may not make the Vikings’ 53-man roster in 2024. While there have been a few promising signs from Cine, neither player has lived up to the big hype they had coming out of college.

Darren Wolfson feels ‘better’ about Lewis Cine making the Vikings’ roster

According to a report, the former first-round safety might be playing his way into making the Vikings’ roster after speculation he wouldn’t.

Many recent reports have stated that it wasn’t looking good for either Andrew Booth Jr. or Lewis Cine to make the Vikings’ 53-man roster in 2024.

But things could change for one of the former top draft picks. According to Darren Wolfson with SKOR North, he’s beginning to feel better about safety Lewis Cine, but not so much regarding Booth Jr.

“I feel a little better now thinking that [Lewis] Cine is on the roster in September, not [Andrew] Booth. Subject to change. Circle back to me in mid-August. But right now, I feel a little bit better about Cine making the roster.”

Cine, a former first-round pick out of Georgia, has just one career tackle in the NFL. He was a healthy scratch for most of last season for the Vikings. Even if Cine would make the 53-man roster, he would be behind Harrison Smith, Cam Bynum, and Josh Metellus. It would seem, barring injury, that Cine would have to make an impact on special teams.

‘Light bulb’ still hasn’t turned on for two former top Vikings selections

The chances are looking more and more slim that neither of the former top picks will make the Vikings’ roster.

So far in their young careers, former first-round draft pick Lewis Cine and second-rounder Andrew Booth Jr. have left plenty to be desired. Cine, who suffered a major injury during his rookie season, has played in just 10 career games with one total tackle. Booth, who did play quite a bit last season, hasn’t stacked up real well on the field even with playing time.

The Star Tribune’s Andrew Kramer spoke on his latest podcast about a feeling that won’t make Vikings fans feel much better. He’s been told by people behind the scenes that the “light bulb” still hasn’t turned on for either of the two players.

“The phrase that I’ve heard behind the scenes is the light bulb not going on with [Cine and Booth] specifically,” said Kramer on “Access Vikings.” “So how do you interpret that when you’re not sitting in the room next to them as they’re studying these things? … So yeah, the light bulb is just not going on, and it didn’t go on last year.”

There have been plenty of opinions regarding the unlikely chances that at least Cine, if not Booth as well, won’t be on the 2024 53-man roster.

Report: Two former top picks could be waived by the Vikings

So far it’s been disappointing for the top two picks of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Most Minnesota Vikings fans want to forget about the 2022 NFL Draft. While fourth-round pick Akayleb Evans and fifth-round selection Ty Chandler have shown some promise — the first two picks have been highly disappointing.

Pioneer Press writer Charley Walters recently wrote a column, and he expects the Vikings to waive first-round pick Lewis Cine and second-round pick Andrew Booth Jr.

“Former Vikings 1st-round safety bust Lewis Cine, because he’s guaranteed $4 million over the next two seasons, is untradeable. It’s likely he’ll get waived in training camp. If a team were to claim him, it would be responsible for the $4 million. After clearing waivers, some team might be willing to sign him as a FA. A 2nd-round pick, CB Andrew Booth, who is guaranteed $900,000 next season, seems close to being done as a Viking.”

Cine was the 32nd overall pick by the Vikings out of Georgia. He suffered a leg fracture in Week 2 of his rookie year and has hardly been on the field since. Cine was a healthy scratch from the lineup most of last season. He has one career tackle for the Vikings during his two NFL seasons.

Booth Jr., on the other hand, has shown a little promise, but for a second-round pick, he’s been mostly disappointing. Although he appeared in all 17 games for the Vikings last season, Booth Jr. registered just eight tackles and one pass deflection. According to PFF, he was 11th on Minnesota last year with a 69.1 coverage grade.

Time could be ticking for the top two Vikings’ picks of the 2022 NFL Draft.