The Vikings re-signed kicker Dan Bailey to a one-year, $1MM deal, a source tells Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (on Twitter). The deal can max out at $2MM with incentives, but his $250K signing bonus represents his only guarantee.
The Vikings began the 2018 season with rookie Daniel Carlson as their kicker, but the fifth-round pick was cut after he missed three kicks in Week 2. After that, Bailey took over and held the job for the remainder of the season. Results were mixed: Bailey made 21-of-28 field goal tries, giving him a 75% conversion rate. For what it’s worth, he did nail 30-of-31 on extra points.
Despite the recent hiccups, Bailey is the fifth-most accurate kicker in NFL history with a career 86.6% conversion rate. Before joining the Vikings, Bailey was actually second on the all-time chart after making more than 88% of his tries.
That leaves an estimated 2 MM in salary cap remaining.
The Vikes don’t need a kicker…..
With the Vikes defense – just have some clown hit the kickoffs out of bounds and give the ball to the other side on their 35.
With the Vikes offense – who needs field goals?
They’ll either get a touchdown or punt.
And after the TD, just go for the 2 point conversion.
Send me your resume.
After he misses a kick or two Zim will go for 2 anyways.