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Vikings fill out practice squad with kicker Chase McLaughlin, two others

Kicker Chase McLaughlin and linebacker Hardy Nickerson Jr. re-signed with the Vikings, the team finalized Tuesday, filling out the 16-man practice squad along with defensive tackle Albert Huggins.

McLaughlin, who went undrafted in 2019 out of Illinois, will be an emergency option behind Vikings kicker Dan Bailey. He most recently was let go by the Colts after a competition with rookie Rodrigo Blankenship. McLaughlin spent a week on the Vikings practice squad last year.

Nickerson returns after being let go earlier this week following the addition of ex-Badgers and Eden Prairie linebacker Ryan Connelly. Huggins, undrafted in 2019 out of Clemson, was recently waived by the Lions and joins his fifth NFL team in Minnesota.