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Which player are you most looking forward to watching besides JJ?
I think I am looking forward to seeing Donovan Jackson the most followed by Isaiah Rodgers and Mekhi Blackmon. A dark horse player I am curious to see is defensive end/tackle Alex Williams 6’7” 291.
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The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 training camp will begin with rookies and quarterbacks reporting on July 20th, followed by the rest of the team on July 22nd. The first open practice to the public will be on Saturday, July 26th. Practices will be held at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota.
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What are Vikings’ expectations for Dallas Turner in Year 2?
If you were looking for indications that the Minnesota Vikings will give linebacker Dallas Turner a bigger role in 2025, OTAs and minicamp were not the place to find them.
Turner has the kind of draft resume that makes it reasonable to project a big jump from his rookie season, but he still faces the same essential obstacle to getting on the field. The Vikings have a pair of 2024 Pro Bowl players at his position — Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel — who are under contract through 2027 and 2026, respectively.
Defensive coordinator Brian Flores said he views Greenard, Van Ginkel and Turner as “three starters,” but it remains to be seen who will come off the field to make that true for Turner. Spring practices suggested a few possible scenarios, but Turner withheld any judgment.
“I wouldn’t really put any expectations on year two,” Turner said. “I’ll just let the work speak for itself. I have the tools and the knowledge as an NFL player to put it on display. The priority is just being the best Viking I can possibly be, and fitting our defense whatever way they need to fit it. Just being a productive member of the building.”
He wound up playing only 315 defensive snaps, while Greenard and Van Ginkel combined for 1,906 snaps. To put Turner’s playing time in perspective, consider that of the 118 defensive players drafted in the top 20 since 2012, 106 played more snaps than he did, according to the Pro Football Reference database. Turner had just turned 21 when the Vikings drafted him, and he has been open about the steep adjustment he faced at the pro level and his initial surprise that, as a rookie backup, he was expected to play special teams.
This spring, however, Flores talked like a coach who is looking for ways to get Turner more involved.
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