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| Logan Payne |
With Sidney Rice (hip) on the physically unable to perform list and Percy Harvin out of practice and likely leaving town due to a death in the family, the Vikings receiving corps looks like Bernard Berrian and his band of merry men (hey, that rhymes!).
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| Marko Mitchell |
Berrian caught 55 passes last season. The rest of the WRs on the field today hauled in a grand total of 13.
Late in practice, with the offense and defense competing 11 on 11, the No. 1 offense (led by quarterback Tarvaris Jackson) had Berrian, Greg Lewis (eight catches last season) and Jaymar Johnson (one). The 2s (led by Sage Rosenfels) had Marko Mitchell (four -- with Washington), Taye Biddle (none) and Logan Payne (none). Undrafted rookies Marquis Hamilton and Ray Small rotated in with the 3s (led by Joe Webb, whom the Vikings considered moving to receiver after the draft).
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| Taye Biddle |
Payne has been the most impressive of those unknowns. The former Gopher, who caught two NFL passes for the Seahawks two seasons ago, has made some nice catches, including a diving grab in the corner of the end zone on Sunday afternoon. Be sure to check out Tuesday's Free Press for more on Payne's progress.
All in all, it was pretty quiet afternoon session. A couple of highlights included linebacker Nate Triplett's interception of a Webb pass and another nice, deep hookup between Jackson and Berrian with Lito Sheppard covering. Also, I have to agree with Mr. Courrier that the QBs looked better today, especially Rosenfels who struggled with interceptions on Saturday and Sunday.
Don't forget: Full pads and tackling tomorrow (Tuesday)!
Finally, you can follow Minnesota State alum Adrian Battles around training camp a bit on his Twitter feed, which can be found here.
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