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58 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 58

With 58 days remaining until the start of the season, we look at everyone who’s worn No. 58 for the Minnesota Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 58 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.

Jordan Hicks currently wears the number for Minnesota and has worn it since last season.

With 58 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 58 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

79 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 79

As we look ahead towards the Minnesota Vikings season opener, we take a look at every player to wear No. 79 for the Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 79 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.

Kenny Willekes and Jonathan Bullard are the two most recent players to wear No. 79 for the Vikings, but the number will likely be remembered for Doug Martin.

With 79 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 79 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

80 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 80

No. 80 is now retired for Cris Carter, but who wore the number for the Vikings before him?

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 81 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.

No. 80 is currently retired for wide receiver Cris Carter. Carter, a Hall of Famer, played 12 seasons with the Vikings and totaled 12,383 receiving yards and 110 touchdowns in purple and gold.

With 80 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 80 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

Watch: Chargers release truncated Justin Herbert hype reel to count down to 2023 season

The Chargers’ 77-second Justin Herbert highlight reel is sure to give fans a jolt as they count down to the 2023 regular season.

The Chargers are looking to put the NFL on notice in 2023 and will rely on the steady hand of quarterback Justin Herbert to guide their offense to the playoffs.

With expectations at an all-time high, especially for their offense, Los Angeles released a 77-second hype video of Herbert’s highlight reel on Twitter to count down the days until the regular season starts.

It won’t be long until the Pro Bowl quarterback makes his return to the gridiron in September, and with the slowest part of the offseason officially underway, this hype tape should serve to satiate fans for at least a few days.

Herbert will have even more offensive weapons at his disposal next season after the addition of Quentin Johnston in the draft, so it isn’t out of the question that the 2023 season could be his best at the NFL level.

Watch for the Chargers’ offense to electrify opponents with their big-play ability next season and for Herbert’s high-voltage highlight reel to gain new material.

81 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 81

A number made famous by DE Carl Eller, here is everyone who has worn No. 81 for the Minnesota Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 81 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.

Undrafted wide receiver Malik Knowles currently wears the number, but he’ll face an uphill climb to make the 53-man roster. The last player to wear the number in a game was Olabisi Johnson, who wore the number from 2019 to 2022.

With 81 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 81 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

82 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 82

With just 82 days left until the regular season, we take a look at every player who wore No. 82 for the Minnesota Vikings.

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 82 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.

Tight end Ben Ellefson last wore the number this off-season before retiring due to injuries. Fellow tight end Kyle Rudolph also wore No. 82 for a decade.

With 82 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 82 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

86 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 86

Johnny Mundt is currently wearing No. 86, but who else has worn the number for the Minnesota Vikings?

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 86 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.

Tight end Johnny Mundt currently wears the number for the Vikings, but the number will most be recognized by Jake Reed, who wore it for 11 seasons.

With 86 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 86 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

87 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 87

T.J. Hockenson currently wears the number for the Minnesota Vikings, but who else has worn No. 87 in Minnesota?

It’s the final countdown…

Well, sort of.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 87 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.

Since being acquired via trade, tight end T.J. Hockenson currently wears No. 87 for the Vikings. The hope is that Hockenson, who needs a contract extension, will remain a Viking for a while and hold onto the number in the process.

With 87 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 87 with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

How the NFL could expand to an 18-game regular season

The NFL will eventually introduce an 18-game regular season. Permanent non-conference rivals, another bye week, and other changes could help make it worthwhile:

Sports are entertainment, so the product should be entertaining, right? It’s unfortunate that so many small things that made the NFL special have fallen by the wayside — particularly rivalry games. It’s something currently being eroded at the college level as super-conferences and realignment sprint towards an event horizon, a point of no return.

Let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room: at some point in the future the NFL is going to roll out an 18-game regular season, just like it expanded to 17 from 16, and from 14 before that. League ownership has profited wildly from the expanded regular season and the lucrative media rights contracts that come with it, and they’ll go back to that well sooner or later.

Players and coaches have already talked about the workload that adding just one more game to the established 16-game slate caused. Adding a second one without any other changes will only make it worse. So how could it be done in a way that doesn’t diminish the product? Here’s our proposal, and for the sake of illustrating each point, how each change could impact the New Orleans Saints:

Important things to know about Green Bay Packers 2023 schedule

Highlighting all the important things to know about the Packers’ 2023 regular season schedule.

The Green Bay Packers released their full, 17-game schedule for the 2023 season on Thursday night. Matt LaFleur’s team will play six games against the NFC North, four games against the NFC South, four games against the AFC West, one game each against the third-place finisher from the NFC West and NFC East and one game against the third-place finisher from the AFC North.

What’s important about a schedule? Players and fans generally care about different things. Most players want to know about Week 1, the bye week and trips to warmer climates. Fans want to know about the big games, important road trips and tough stretches.

Here’s what to know about the schedule: