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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

@Mark
Conner Williams had a pretty bad knee injury but if healed up and only 27.....might be a very good option.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

There is a fine line between a big receiver and a pass-catching tight end, and the Minnesota Vikings are taking some time this spring to see if N'Keal Harry can bridge it. Harry, drafted No. 32 overall as a receiver by the New England Patriots in 2019, was working Tuesday with the Vikings' tight end group.

Coach Kevin O'Connell acknowledged it's "unique" to initiate a position change at this point in a player's career, but added: "We're hoping we're developing a guy that can grow into a real third-down weapon, a red zone weapon with his skill set. The more he can do from an all-down standpoint will only help his value as we continue to really put together that tight end group."

The Vikings are unlikely to have starter T.J. Hockenson at the beginning of the season as he continues to recover from multiple torn ligaments in his right knee. They recently added free agent Robert Tonyan to a group that also includes veterans Josh Oliver and Johnny Mundt. Harry, listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, spent three seasons with the Patriots and one with the Chicago Bears before signing in 2023 with the Vikings. He appeared in nine games, getting 23 snaps on offense and 49 on special teams, but did not have a catch. -- Kevin Seifert

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40269276/nfl-minicamp-live-updates-2024-tuesday-news-notes-depth-charts#MIN

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

That's the thing with this experiment. He has the speed to beat traditional TE coverage, the hands to be a weapon and he doesn't need to be a good blocker. He won't be asked to be in the run game much. Just learn the TE route tree and he has a good chance.

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ORIGINAL: Todd M

Love the all white ini’s. The white helmet would be cool to own.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Sell. Coaches hardly ever try for such a transition, fewer make it. Lining him up telegraphs it's not going to be a run. He's had 1 TD the last two years (averages 1.25/season for his career). He measured under 6' 3" at the combine. Reps are very limited in today's NFL and Oliver, Muse, Mundt, and some signee need to get theirs.

Great ploy to help sell a few more camp tickets but by opening day he'll either be off the roster or there is a slim chance he'll be the #5-6 WR cause depth is a trash heap.

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

Harry spoke to O’Connell about the transition at the end of last season, and since then he’s brought his weight up to 240 pounds

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

That includes rushing TDs.

As a pro over 5 years he is at 64 catches for 714 yards (11.2 ypc) and 5 TDs. Average per year: 13/143/1. 14.6 yards per game.

That's not pretty impressive.

Ah, it's a fun gimmick for camp. I honestly thought he was on the roster due to some technicality.

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

That includes rushing TDs.

As a pro over 5 years he is at 64 catches for 714 yards (11.2 ypc) and 5 TDs. Average per year: 13/143/1. 14.6 yards per game.

That's not pretty impressive.

Ah, it's a fun gimmick for camp. I honestly thought he was on the roster due to some technicality.

Nope. That's receiving only. He had 23 rushes for 144 and 3 TD's. And, don't get me wrong, he most likely doesn't make the team.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Not saying he's going to make the team but his last 2 years at ASU:

155 catches for 2230 yards with an average of 13.6 and 22 TD's

That's pretty impressive.

That includes rushing TDs.

As a pro over 5 years he is at 64 catches for 714 yards (11.2 ypc) and 5 TDs. Average per year: 13/143/1. 14.6 yards per game.

That's not pretty impressive.

Ah, it's a fun gimmick for camp. I honestly thought he was on the roster due to some technicality.

Nope. That's receiving only. He had 23 rushes for 144 and 3 TD's. And, don't get me wrong, he most likely doesn't make the team.

You said in his last two years at ASU he had 22 TDs, and lumped his WR stats with total TDs .

Actually, in his last two years at ASU he had 17 TD receptions and 1 rushing TD.

Also 155 for 2230 yards isn't a 13.6 average but I didn't want to mention that [;)]