Packers claim recently waived Vikings kicking prospect

The Green Bay Packers wasted no time putting in a claim for recently waived Minnesota Vikings kicking prospect Gabe Brkic.

It hasn’t even been a week since the former Oklahoma Sooner got the bad news from the Vikings.

There was hope that he would come in and potentially push kicker Greg Joseph for the starting job, but the veteran responded well to the challenge, while Brkic struggled in the spring practices. But it was obviously clear that he wasn’t a player anyone should have been closing the book on yet, either.

He routinely made tough kicks during his time at Oklahoma and was ranked No. 1 in most 50-plus yard kicks in the country.

The Packers still have longtime kicker Mason Crosby on their…