Judd Zulgad

Murray acknowledged Tuesday that not getting the majority of the reps is making it more difficult to adjust to playing in Kevin O'Connell's offense.

The safety has yet to announce if he plans to retire, and it sounds as if coach Kevin O'Connell would be willing to be flexible with Smith on the timing of his potential return.

Coach Kevin O'Connell said Thursday that J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray, "both know we have a plan in place." It remains unclear exactly how that plan will work.

Andrew Healy will reportedly be hired as an assistant GM, leaving his role as the Cleveland Browns' vice president of research and strategy.

Fifth-round fullback Max Bredeson is among the Vikings' rookies who have a chance to play an important role this season.

Sorsby, who declared for next month's supplemental draft on Tuesday, is talented, but having gambled on his own team's games should cause many teams to pass on him.

The wise move might be to deal Joe Ryan and Ryan Jeffers, but that would be giving an already disgruntled fan base even more reason to be upset with Tom Pohlad and stay away from Target Field.

Who stays, who goes, how many picks from this year's draft make the team?

The free agent market has little to offer at the position, leaving general manager Bill Guerin with only one true option if he wants a significant upgrade on the first line.

There was a time when Randle's play made the Karl-Anthony Towns trade look like a good one. But it all fell apart after Randle's name was mentioned in rumors as the trade deadline approached.