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Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph is defecting, intending to sign with the Green Bay Packers, according to his agent.
Brett Tessler said on social media Joseph “had other interest but liked this opportunity.”
Joseph kicked for the Vikings for three seasons, making 82.2% of his field goals.
He was flawless on field goals in the 20-29 yard range, but made just 65.3% of his kicks from beyond 40 yards.
His 61-yard field goal that gave the Vikings a walk-off win over the New York Giants in 2022 is the longest in franchise history.
He also missed 12 extra points in his three years in Minnesota.
While most analysts are expecting the Minnesota Vikings to trade up in the draft for a quarterback, ESPN’s Mike Tannenbaum took a different route to get them a signal-caller.
In his mock draft posted on Tuesday, the former NFL general manager projected the Vikings will trade the No. 11 pick to the Arizona Cardinals for Kyler Murray and the 66th pick in the 2024 draft.
Tannenbaum’s scenario has the Cardinals using the fourth pick to take Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy as Murray’s successor:
“So here’s my proposition to clear some cap space for the Cards, officially start the McCarthy era in Arizona and fix the Vikings’ QB issue.
In my mind, the No. 11 pick for Murray straight up is too rich, and No. 23—Minnesota’s other first-rounder—on its own is not enough.
So I’m attaching that third-rounder to the No. 11 pick to level this out. It’s similar to what the Cardinals did during the 2022 draft, when they traded their first-round pick (No. 23) to Baltimore for receiver Marquise Brown and a third-rounder.
