There are going to be plenty of changes for the Minnesota Vikings this coming season as the Rick Spielman/Mike Zimmer era gives way to the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah/Kevin O’Connell era, but one of them might have been signaled today by an unlikely source.
New special teams coordinator Mike Daniels has signaled that there is going to be a full-on competition for the kicker and punter spots in 2022, and that undrafted rookies could be in the middle of both.
Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels is a great quote. “I frickin’ love rookies, man,” he just said, glowing about the opportunity to work with young players.