Tag: K.J. Osborn

WATCH: K.J. Osborn diving TD breathes life into Minnesota

Osborn unleashed his inner Reggie Bush and scored a needed touchdown for the Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are still alive late in the third quarter of their shootout against the Los Angeles Chargers.

K.J. Osborn beats cornerback Michael Davis on a deep crosser on an aggressive fourth-and-five call near midfield for the Vikings.

Not to be outdone by Brandon Staley’s aggressiveness to end the half, Kevin O’Connell was faced with a fourth-and-five for Minnesota on a drive that was up-and-down for Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense.

Cousins found Osborn on a deep crosser as he beat Davis to the inside and made an incredible leap from five yards out to solidify the touchdown pass after breaking off a would-be tackle from Asante Samuel, Jr.

The touchdown grab makes this a 21-17 game and gives new life to a Minnesota offense that was looking for a spark as they look to fight back in this physical game.

Stay tuned with Vikings Wire for more live updates.

17 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 17

Currently worn by WR KJ Osborn, 11 players have worn the No. 17 for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 17 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 who have worn that specific jersey number.

Wide receiver K.J. Osborn currently wears the No. 17 for the Minnesota Vikings.

With 17 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 17 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

7 highlights from Minnesota Vikings training camp

The Minnesota Vikings have been loading up on highlight reel catches this training camp

We are on day four of Minnesota Vikings training camp and it’s been an exciting one. The offense has flashed multiple times with the defense looking great under Brian Flores.

The receivers have come to play this year, as there have been quite a few highlight reel catches.

Here are the seven best catches so far during training camp.

WATCH K.J. Osborn make a sideline grab in the red zone

K.J. Osborn continued to make plays during training camp, hauling in an impressive sideline catch from quarterback Kirk Cousins.

The Minnesota Vikings have reached the third day of the training camp, and through the first two days, there have been plenty of impressive plays by the wide receivers.

Veterans K.J. Osborn and Jalen Reagor made impressive grabs that made their way onto the team’s official social media account. It also didn’t take rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison long to make plays, as he hauled in a diving catch to open camp.

On Friday, Osborn found his way back onto the team’s Twitter after he made an impressive catch on the sideline and kept both feet in bounds.

After finishing with 650 receiving yards in 2022, Osborn is looking to continue the productive start to his young career and should see an uptick in snaps following the departure of Adam Thielen.

Osborn is also entering the final year of his rookie contract and will hit free agency next off-season. A strong season could help Osborn, 26, see a big payday next summer.

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Vikings news roundup: Training camp updates and more

With training camp underway, get caught up on all the Minnesota Vikings news.

We are two days into Minnesota Vikings training camp and we are starting to see things evolve with Kevin O’Connell’s team. With each practice, we are learning more and more about what the 2023 Vikings are going to be.

Training camp has brought nuggets and highlights galore with spectacular catches coming from multiple receivers.

We are also seeing players on the field for the first time, including rookies. Get caught up on all the Vikings happenings in the latest news roundup.

WATCH K.J. Osborn make downfield catch in triple coverage

The first day of Minnesota Vikings training camp saw multiple great catches, this one from K.J. Osborn.

The first day of training camp practice is wrapped up for the Minnesota Vikings. This milestone is a key signifier that the 2023 football season is right around the corner.

In Minnesota, some questions surround the offense and their production due to the loss of long-time running back Dalvin Cook.

However, one way to qualm this doubt is to make early statements in training camp through the air. One amazing catch by newcomer Jordan Addison showed why he was the Biletnikoff Award winner at the University of Pittsburgh.

Not to be outdone, third-year receiver K.J. Osborn bolted up the seam and found a sliver of daylight between three Minnesota defenders. As you can see from the below clip, Kirk Cousins does the rest.

With the questions surrounding the offense after the departure of Cook, seeing Addison and Osborn play at a high level is key. Justin Jefferson will be receiving a lot of attention after the season that he had in 2022. Someone will have to step up when the double teams come. Seeing early success from the number two and three options should give Minnesota fans a reason to take a sigh of relief.

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Vikings 90-man roster player profile: WR K.J. Osborn

After being drafted as a punt returner, Minnesota Vikings WR K.J. Osborn has turned himself into a solid WR2. How will he perform this year?

Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.

As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.

State of the WR room: The Real Forno Show

In continuing our 2023 season preview series, The Real Forno Show dives into the wide receiver room.

The Minnesota Vikings are set to open up training camp on July 23rd for rookies and July 25th for veterans.

Over the last two episodes, we have taken a look at the quarterback position and the running back position. On this show, it’s all about the wide receivers.

Justin Jefferson is the unquestioned best player on the Vikings and one of the top 2-3 wide receivers in the NFL. How will he impact this room?

What will K.J. Osborn do in his fourth season? Will he lose his job to first-round pick Jordan Addison?

Who earns the WR4, 5 and 6 jobs? Will they go to the expected Jaren Nailor and Jalen Reagor or will they get beaten out by the multitude of UDFAs the Vikings have?

All of that and more on The Real Forno Show, airing live on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central time on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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Vikings state of the roster: Wide receiver

The latest in our multi-part series looking at the state of the Minnesota Vikings roster, we take a look at the wide receiver position.

The 2023 season is inching closer and closer by the day and we here at Vikings Wire are previewing the season from every angle.

We are currently writing player profiles on each Minnesota Viking on the roster with projections for what their 2023 season could look like. How things look projecting forward is where the real intrigue lies.

Leading up to training camp, we will be looking at each position from a more in-depth perspective. Today, we will be looking at the wide receiver position.

Vikings minicamp and Danielle Hunter: Purple Daily on Draft

Mandatory minicamp is here and the guys discuss all the latest surrounding the Minnesota Vikings.

On Tuesday, June 13th, the Minnesota Vikings will kick off the second mandatory minicamp under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell. They will do so without outside linebacker Danielle Hunter, who NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported would be holding out and not attending mandatory minicamp.

This is just the latest in Hunter’s quest for a new contract. How will this play out? Hosts Tyler Forness and Thor Nystrom discuss.

They also discuss the three players that have the most to gain and prove during minicamp. Nystrom prioritizes rookies while Forness looks at established veterans on the roster.

Lastly, they discuss the idea of platooning the running back position and look at a few players at the position to keep your eyes on this college football season.

You can check out the episode below and every single Monday afternoon on the Purple Daily YouTube channel.