Position battles will ratchet up a notch when the Minnesota Vikings take on the Houston Texans in their preseason opener, as reps earned in training camp become opportunities to shine in a game setting.
An active offseason for the Vikings automatically pushed some incumbent players toward tenuous roster status or the trade block in a speculative fashion. The rest of camp and preseason games around the league could unveil opportunities to trade players who otherwise have diminished chances to make the 53-man roster in Minnesota.
In an early training camp 53-man roster projection for the Vikings, Alec Lewis of The Athletic made a bold prediction that Zavier Scott would beat out Ty Chandler for the No.