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The Vikings Kicker Competition Is Over

Most Minnesota Vikings fans believed the latest edition of a kicker battle would go down to the wire, with roster cuts looming on August 29th.

But with one tweet, the Vikings, via social media, ended the competition with one tweet.

The Vikings Kicker Competition Is Over

Minnesota’s account on the X app, formerly known as Twitter, tweeted, “The Vikings have signed RB Aaron Dykes and waived K Jack Podlesny.”

And it doesn’t get any more straightforward than that — the incumbent Greg Joseph has won the 2023 kicking gig, barring a bizarre late-summer free-agent acquisition.