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Vikings will lean on Patrick Peterson in pass coverage again

Patrick Peterson breaks down why the new defense that Minnesota is employing this season could reduce some strain on CBs.

JUNE 11, 2022 • FOX SPORTS

Vikings will lean on Patrick Peterson in pass coverage again

2022 NFL Draft Grades: Packers reload with top NFC North class

Green Bay's Grade-A draft class will keep the Packers atop the NFC North and help them challenge the Rams, Rob Rang writes.

MAY 5, 2022 • FOX SPORTS

2022 NFL Draft Grades: Packers reload with top NFC North class

Targeted by Minnesota via trade-up The Vikings selected Evans in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 118th overall.

Impact Evans is a battle-tested player who spent five seasons in the college ranks. He started out at Tulsa and went to Missouri as a graduate transfer, where he led the team in forced fumbles (2) and broke up seven passes. Evans is rangy at 6-foot-2 with 32-inch arms but his long speed with a 4.46 in the 40-yard dash is middling for a boundary corner. The Vikings already took Andrew Booth out of Clemson earlier in the draft, but Evans is added depth insurance in the secondary.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE