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Vikings have tryouts with two different kickers

See which kickers the Minnesota Vikings have tryouts with after Chase McLaughlin signed to the Jaguars.

The Minnesota Vikings had its practice squad kicker poached from the Jacksonville Jaguars this week.

The Vikings protected kicker Chase McLaughlin for nine consecutive weeks. This week they did not and Jacksonville, a team that is depleted at kicker, ended up signing him.

McLaughlin was to provide depth for kicker Dan Bailey in what is an unconventional year due to the coronavirus pandemic. With McLaughlin gone, it seems like the Vikings are at least making an effort to make sure the team still has depth behind their starting kicker.

Minnesota has two tryouts with kickers. I think that these players are more of emergency options in case something happens with Bailey, as opposed to players they are replacing him with.

Based on the league’s transactions report, here are two kickers the Vikings will be taking a look at:

Colts worked out 4 free-agent kickers

Colts work out a quartet of kickers.

The Indianapolis Colts were expected to hold a workout for a handful of free-agent kickers on Tuesday as they evaluate the direction they want to go amid Adam Vinatieri’s struggles.

This is the second time the Colts have held a group work out for kickers. The reportedly had four come in for a workout—including two that were a part of the group earlier in the season.

The news was first reported by Field Yates of ESPN.

Elliot Fry and Greg Joseph were the two that worked out for the Colts earlier in the season. They are also a part of the kickers the Colts should consider if they do decide to part ways with the future Hall of Fame in Vinatieri.

The veteran in Mike Nugent spent most of his career with the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals. He also signed with the New England Patriots for a few games this season.

Nick Rose is 25 years old but has only appeared in 10 career games since joining the league as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

It remains to be seen what will happen with the entire Vinatieri situation, but the Colts are doing their homework in case they decide to make a move.