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The Minnesota Vikings released Dan Bailey earlier this week, guaranteeing the team will have a new kicker for the 2021 NFL season. Even with Greg Joseph currently on the roster, the purple and gold need to make sure they have the best possible option available.
Recently, a report was made on the Twitter account of Justin Melo from The Draft Network stating that the Vikings were one of the teams who have contacted one of the highest-rated kicking prospects of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Here is what Melo shared:
For those unfamiliar, Evan McPherson spent the last three years as the kicker for the University of Florida and made the decision to forgo his senior year and enter the draft.