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Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter reported to training camp Tuesday after skipping the offseason program, but his status with the club remains uncertain with his contract still an issue. Read more here.  

The Vikings announced a signing on the first day of training camp, Bobby Evans, who was on the team’s practice squad last season. 

Veteran safety Harrison Smith was one of the players who spoke to media Tuesday — and, yes, he did address the Netflix show starring his quarterback. 

Smith said he liked that the documentary showed Cousins as he is — and added that Cousins is never fake. 

The Minnesota Vikings head into this year’s training camp with a mostly unproven and completely revamped cornerback room.

This is not overstated. Every single one of the team’s primary starters from last year is now on another team: Elite-level veteran Patrick Peterson (Steelers), Cameron Dantzler Jr. (Bills), Chandon Sullivan (Steelers) and Duke Shelley (Raiders).

Based on how things are heading, it’s clear that the organization is putting a lot of trust in younger, less experienced players.

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As another Minnesota Vikings training camp arrives, decision-makers will watch key position battles on both sides of the ball. On defense, one of those is safety. 

Who will get the bulk of the work opposite Harrison Smith?

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Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah declined to say whether rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison would be disciplined for his recent speeding incident. He did reiterate the team’s belief in the young player, though.

“Jordan, through the draft process, impressed us with the type of person he is, and obviously he made a mistake,” Adofo-Mensah said. “But what you see after the fact was from his representatives to his family who reached out to me, this kid was raised right, he knows that what he made was a mistake, and everybody in his life is aligned to make sure that this was a one-time occurrence. We want to make sure that we coach him up and know that this is something shouldn’t happen and was serious, but we believe in Jordan and his future.”

Ahead of training camp on Tuesday, Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was asked about the status of contract talks with several players.

Danielle Hunter

“There’s a lot of things we’re trying to work through with Danielle, obviously we haven’t seen him since last season. That amongst many other issues that we’re trying to work through with his representatives, those conversations are ongoing.”

Kirk Cousins

“We had great conversations with Kirk and his representatives. Ultimately, when you sit across the table from somebody you try and understand their perspective and make sure they understands yours. That’s how our conversations were. It was never a type of thing where it was combative or it was yes or no. It was right now, we can’t come to a solution that fits both of our perspectives. But we always knew that we were gonna keep coming back to the table and conversing about where we see these things and ultimately try and find a decision that works for both parties, again, always in that vision of trying to be one of those last teams standing.”

Justin Jefferson

“Ongoing dialogue. I believe we’ll speak with the representatives again soon. We just got back to training camp, right, so there’s no rush per se in that regards. Look, Justin is — when we got here, there’s certain types of players you want around. Players who love football, are great at football, make their teammates better, just have that winning spirit … When you identify players like that you try and find solutions to keep them around. We will do that as best we can as we go forward.”

T.J. Hockenson

“Great dialogue with his agent, we spoke recently as well … another person that fits what we want as a Viking here long-term and we’re gonna try and find a solution for that as well.”

Rookie Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison told a state trooper he was going 140 mph on Interstate 94 at 3 a.m. because his dog was having an emergency at home, according to a citation.

On Tuesday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell addressed the incident, saying he was disappointed but that Addison is owning up to the mistake.

In his first media availability for training camp, head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed that edge rusher Danielle Hunter – who is in ongoing contract talks with the team – has reported to training camp.

However, the team doesn’t expect him to be a full participant right away. 

Hunter was absent from the team’s mandatory minicamp in June. 

With the offseason departure of longtime No. 2 receiver Adam Thielen, the Vikings have a void behind star Justin Jefferson.

With training camp underway this week, the battle for that second spot will be closely watched.

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Rookies, quarterbacks and some other select players have already arrived at camp over the weekend, but Tuesday will see the remaining players arrive for “Check-In Day.”

The first media availability will also be held Tuesday, with head coach Kevin O’Connell, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and “select players” expected to speak in the late morning, according to the team. 

The first full-team practice will be held Wednesday. 

The Minnesota Vikings announced several roster moves on Monday. 

The team signed guard Jack Synder and tight end Colin Thompson. 

Outside linebacker Andre Carter II, a promising player who was signed to the squad as an undrafted free agent this offseason, was also placed on the physically unable to perform list. 

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