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66 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 66

With 66 days remaining until the start of the season, we take a look at everyone who’s worn No. 66 for the Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 67 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players that have worn that specific jersey number.

The last Viking to wear 66 was punter Ryan Wright and there was a 24-year gap with players who wore the number.

With 66 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 66 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

Updated list of Vikings free agents still left unsigned

Here’s a list of Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned.

The Minnesota Vikings are preparing for their first padded practice in their second week of training camp, while former players for the team are still looking for a job.

There are multiple key veteran players, including four-time Pro Bowler Anthony Barr, waiting around for the right offer from another team. Granted, it was recently reported that the Dallas Cowboys should be one of the teams to watch out for as a potential suitor for Barr.

And perhaps that’ll be the case for some of the other names on this list with interest eventually coming from other teams.

As we get deeper into training camp and eventually the preseason, more opportunities will arise with players getting injured or even cut from teams. That could open the door for players on this list to get back on the field. But until that happens, the waiting game will continue.

Former Vikings offensive tackle Rashod Hill was recently picked up by the Washington Commanders. So opportunity can clearly come knocking at any moment.

Here’s the updated list of Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned.

Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned

Heading into the month of July, these are the Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned.

Training camp is right around the corner, and there are still impactful Minnesota Vikings free agents that have yet to be picked up by a team.

There have been some updates since we last checked in a month ago, most notably with wide receiver Chad Beebe finding a home with the Houston Texans, and Dede Westbrook receiving a contract offer to return to Minnesota.

Beebe fell through the cracks when he was still with the Vikings due to the rapidly growing talent at the receiver position. The arrival of players like K.J. Osborn and Ihmir Smith-Marsette pretty much ensured that he’d never see the field.

He’s hopeful that’ll change as a veteran for a Texans team seeking new direction.

Meanwhile, Westbrook still remains a free agent, despite receiving a contract offer from the Vikings after a spring workout. However, he turned down that offer, and the team signed Albert Wilson to a one-year deal instead.

Keep in mind, more opportunities will obviously open up when teams get into camp, and rosters are impacted by performance and injuries. Here’s the list of Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned in July.

List of remaining unsigned Vikings free agents

There are some surprising names on this list

With OTAs wrapping up and veteran mandatory minicamp right around the corner, there are still some noteworthy names on the list of Minnesota Vikings free agents that remain unsigned.

The biggest name on that list is obviously former four-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro outside linebacker Anthony Barr.

After spending eight seasons with the Vikings, Barr’s contract was allowed to expire in the offseason ahead of the regime shift in Minnesota.

Not only did the team replace him with Za’Darius Smith, but they also gave away the No. 55 jersey he wore during his time with the franchise.

It’s a bit shocking that he’s still one of the players on this list considering he’s more than capable of helping a team in need at the linebacker position. The same could be said about other names on this list as well, assuming they end up in the right situation.

Here are the Vikings free agents that still remain unsigned to this point.

Vikings waive DT Jordon Scott to make room for new signing

The Vikings are bringing in serious camp competition.

The Minnesota Vikings have released defensive tackle Jordon Scott to make room for the reported signing of undrafted free agent kicker Gabe Brkic, per the team’s official website.

Scott, a 2021 undrafted free agent signing, never got on the field in his rookie season. With the Vikings already sitting at the 90-player offseason limit on their roster, they needed to make a corresponding move in their decision to bring in Brkic as camp competition.

That should immediately send up red flags for kicker Greg Joseph, who recently signed his restricted free agent tender with the Vikings. So he isn’t guaranteed a spot on the roster or the agreed upon $2.4 million if he gets beat out for the job and released.

Brkic only whiffed once on extra points throughout his collegiate career, kicking 159-of-160 attempts through the uprights. He finished with an 82.6 field goal percentage (57-of-69) in four years at the University of Oklahoma.

There’s nothing like some good old-fashioned camp competition, and Brkic will come in looking to outperform the veteran and eventually take his job.

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Pro Day preview for April 2: Potential Giants targets

A quick breakdown of the Pro Days being held on April 2 and who the New York Giants may be scouting at each.

The college pro days are winding down with the 2021 NFL draft less than one month away. Friday, April 2 has just three schools on the pro day docket — Indiana, Oregon and Tulsa.

There are several players the New York Giants could be interested in, mainly out in Oregon. Tulsa has one stud player that the league scouts will be eager to see, linebacker Zaven Collins.

Collins is a 6-foot-4, 260-pound unanimous All-American who won the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik awards as well as being named the AAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.

Collins will be heavily sought after in this draft and may not make it to Round 2 (Pick No. 42) when the Giants would likely consider taking him.

Oregon will feature the nation’s top offensive tackle in Outland Trophy winner Penei Sewell (6-foot-6, 331 pounds) who is considered a top 5 selection in this draft. There are some mock drafts that have scenarios in which Sewell falls out of the top 10 and is available for the Giants at No. 11. That is unlikely to happen.

Other Ducks to watch are safety Jevon Holland, rated as a Day 2 pick, cornerbacks Deommodore Lenoir and Thomas Graham Jr. and defensive tackles Jordon Scott and Austin Faoliu. All are rated either Day 3 or UDFA talents.

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