Aloha, Skoloholics! The legal tampering period has begun, and the Vikings have apparently made a mid-tier move, or are at least planning to. The Minnesota Vikings will sign tight end Josh Oliver to a three-year $21 million deal, according to Mike Garafola.
Yeah, I don’t know a ton about the kid, either. They say he’s a great blocker, and he also has good hands. Oliver was drafted by the Jaguars in the 3rd round (#69 overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. He’s 25 years old, so still very young. He stands at 6’5″ and weighs 250. He spent most of his two years with the Jaguars on injured reserve, then was traded to the Ravens prior to the 2021 season. In Baltimore, Oliver was stuck behind Andrews on the depth chart, and was used primarily as a blocker in Baltimore’s run-based offense. You won’t see much on his stat sheet, courtesy of PFR.
This signing doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, as the Vikings have Hockenson at TE. Maybe they have plans to use heavier sets on offense to bring more defenders closer to the line of scrimmage so that JJ can find more space to get open. I don’t know, but they must have something in mind since they’re paying Oliver pretty good money. Obviously the contract structure will be important, and we haven’t heard details yet. Once we do, we’ll have an update for you. SKOL!!!!!!!!!!
Meh…
Agree
The best blocking TE in the league is still a blocking TE..