<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-minnesota-gm-justin-jefferson-contract-tj-hockenson-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings GM addresses Justin Jefferson contract after TJ Hockenson extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vikings-news-Minnesota-GM-addresses-Justin-Jefferson-contract-after-TJ-Hockenson-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings GM addresses Justin Jefferson contract after TJ Hockenson extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-31T10:00:44-07:00">August 31st, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-31T10:00:44-07:00">August 31st, 10:00am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When will Justin Jefferson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-vikings-justin-jefferson-contract-extension-week-1-2023-season" rel="noopener">get paid</a>? That’s the question on every Minnesota Vikings fan’s heads right now. The star wide receiver is eligible for a contract extension now. Given what he’s done in the last three years, it’s safe to say that he deserves a big extension.</p><p>After signing TJ Hockenson to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-minnesota-tj-hockenson-agree-historic-contract-extension" rel="noopener">brand-new extension</a>, Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah <a href="https://twitter.com/SeifertESPN/status/1697279491792351506" rel="noopener">talked</a> about Justin Jefferson’s own contract extension, per Kevin Seifert. The general manager reiterated that they want to keep the star wide receiver around.</p><p>“We’ve said it and will continue to say it. Justin (Jefferson) is somebody we want around here for a really long time. We’re going to do everything we can to do that. Whenever that happens, it will be a great day for the Vikings and a great day for Justin.”</p><p>However, Adofo-Mensah had a rather vague response about whether the Vikings will continue to negotiate with Justin Jefferson when the season starts.</p><p>“I’ll have those conversations. I think there are times with players, they kind of just want to focus on the season when it happens, so those are joint conversations we’ll have with his representatives whenever that time comes.”</p><p>It’s common for teams to put contract discussions on hold when the season starts. Both the front office and the players often view it as a distraction. They’d much rather just focus on football during the season rather than worry about the money. The Vikings seem to be going where Jefferson pleases, which is a good thing.</p><p>That deference to Jefferson’s wishes is completely warranted. In just three seasons in the league, the Vikings WR is already one of the best, if not the best, pass catchers in the league. He has reached at least 1,400 yards in his first three seasons, including a monstrous 1,800+ yard season in 2022. Minnesota would be out of their mind if they decide to let JJ walk, or make him unhappy.</p><p>Meanwhile, Minnesota is building out the rest of their roster to give Jefferson the space to work on offense. They drafted star WR Jordan Addison in the first round, and as mentioned, extended Hockenson. Can the Vikings finally break the wall in front of them?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings GM addresses Justin Jefferson contract after TJ Hockenson extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-minnesota-tj-hockenson-agree-historic-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings, TJ Hockenson agree to historic contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vikings-news-Minnesota-TJ-Hockenson-agree-to-historic-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings, TJ Hockenson agree to historic contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-31T08:10:12-07:00">August 31st, 8:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-31T09:15:27-07:00">August 31st, 9:15am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings managed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/breaking-lions-trade-tj-hockenson-to-vikings-in-shocking-nfc-north-swap" rel="noopener">land</a> star tight end TJ Hockenson from the Detroit Lions at the trade deadline last season, and he enjoyed an extremely productive stint with his new team after joining them (60 REC, 519 YDS, 3 TD). Hockenson is going to have a big role with the Vikings in his first full season with the team, and as a result, they decided to hand their star tight end a <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1697262999940321314" rel="noopener">historic new contract</a> ahead of the start of the 2023 season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a> and T.J. Hockenson agreed to terms on a contract extension that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends, sources tell me and <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RapSheet</a>.</p><p>Acquired from Detroit last fall, Hockenson has flourished in Minnesota. Now sticking around for the long haul. <a href="https://t.co/U1UUPOdxEM">pic.twitter.com/U1UUPOdxEM</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1697262999940321314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After struggling to truly find his role during his first three-and-a-half seasons with the Detroit Lions, Hockenson immediately fit into the Vikings offense, and quickly became one of Kirk Cousins’ favorite targets to pass to. With Jordan Addison coming in to replace Adam Thielen at wide receiver, Hockenson should have even more room to operate with this upcoming season.</p><p>Throughout training camp, Hockenson had been partaking in a “hold-in” as he looked for a new deal, and he was limited for a good period of time due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-tj-hockenson-back-injury-ahead-of-week-1" rel="noopener">several injury ailments</a>. The two sides finally managed to find common ground in their extension talks, though, and Hockenson can now solely focus on gearing up for the Vikings Week 1 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>Via Adam Schefter:</p><p>“Compensation update: TJ Hockenson is signing a four-year, $68.5 million contract extension that resets the tight end market, source tells ESPN. The $17.125 million annual average and $42.5 million guarantee are the highest for a tight end in NFL history.”</p><p>In terms of the money, Hockenson’s deal is going to <a href="https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1697277881414463805?s=12&amp;t=bm8qRt18zuhlXFzV7rKRAQ" rel="noopener">reset the market</a> for star tight ends. The guaranteed money and annual value are both the most in any deal for a tight end in NFL history, and for other top players at the position, they will look to Hockenson’s deal when figuring out how much money they want. Hockenson’s partnership with the Vikings got off to a great start last year, and this massive deal will have Minnesota and their fans hoping that his strong play for them continues over the next few years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings, TJ Hockenson agree to historic contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-tj-hockenson-back-injury-ahead-of-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson dealing with back injury ahead of Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TJ-Hockenson-dealing-with-back-injury-ahead-of-Week-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson dealing with back injury ahead of Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-23T13:38:33-07:00">August 23rd, 1:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T13:38:33-07:00">August 23rd, 1:38pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the Minnesota Vikings’ top targets for the 2023 season may not be available for Week 1, or at the very least may not be 100 percent healthy. Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson is dealing with <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1694437545914900958" rel="noopener">lower back stiffness</a> and missed most of Wednesday’s practice, according to Adam Schefter.</p><p>Hockenson missed time earlier this summer due to an ear infection and his preparation for his first full <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-players-stock-preseason-2023" rel="noopener">season with the Vikings</a> has taken another hit with this latest injury. He is also entering the final season of his rookie contract and wants to show Minnesota that he is deserving of an extension.</p><p>Hockenson is a two-time Pro Bowl tight end and is coming off his best season yet in the NFL. He played in 17 games for the Vikings and Detroit Lions, catching 86 passes for 914 yards and six touchdowns, all career-highs.</p><p>Hockenson has missed time in his NFL career due to injury. He was placed on injured reserve in 2021 and missed five games. He also missed the end of his rookie year in 2019.</p><p>The Vikings have high expectations in 2023 and could certainly use a healthy TJ Hockenson in their passing game. Though they have Justin Jefferson and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-jordan-addison-takes-big-step-towards-return-from-concussion" rel="noopener">Jordan Addison on the outside,</a> the big-bodied Hockenson is a threat in between the numbers and will be utilized heavily.</p><p>The Vikings shouldn’t mess around with this injury but also don’t have much time to make a decision with Hockenson as the regular season kicks off in two weeks. Minnesota may be without its starting tight end to begin the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson dealing with back injury ahead of Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-tj-hockenson-on-entering-contract-year-without-new-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ TJ Hockenson speaks out on entering contract year without a new deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TJ-Hockenson-Vikings-Lions.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ TJ Hockenson speaks out on entering contract year without a new deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-24T17:42:49-07:00">May 24th, 5:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-24T17:42:49-07:00">May 24th, 5:42pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-tj-hockensons-epic-game-vs-giants-reaches-heights-not-even-randy-moss-could-touch" rel="noopener">T.J. Hockenson</a> was quite a revelation for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-zadarius-smith-myles-garrett-vikings-trade" rel="noopener">Minnesota Vikings</a> last year following his mid-season trade from the Detroit Lions. The Vikings gave up two future second-round picks to the Lions in order to get their hands on the two-time Pro Bowl tight end, and for the most part, Hockenson has proved that it was a worthwhile investment for Minnesota.</p><p>Despite his strong play for the Vikings last season, though, the team has yet to offer Hockenson a contract extension. He is now set to enter the final year of his current deal without any assurances, with the No. 8 pick of the 2019 NFL Draft now staring at a very uncertain future in Minnesota.</p><p>In spite of his current predicament, however, Hockenson had nothing but good things to say about the Vikings and the city of Minneapolis:</p><p>“That’s not really anything I’m focused on,” Hockenson said, via Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune. “I’m just playing football, having fun with the guys and really enjoying the city of Minneapolis, trying to get around these fans. This is a place I obviously want to be, and just everything needs to work out. I hope to <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vikings-notebook-otas-justin-jefferson-dalvin-cook-absent-tj-hockenson-long-term/600277250/" rel="noopener">be here for a long time</a>, but on the same hand it is a business and there’s a side of that. Again, I don’t look at that, but it’s great to be here right now.”</p><p>Hockenson is obviously saying all the right things here as he looks toward proving his worth on the field this coming season. Big things are expected from the 25-year-old this year, and it now remains to be seen if the Vikings made the right call by not extending Hockenson’s deal in the offseason when they had the chance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ TJ Hockenson speaks out on entering contract year without a new deal

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Hockenson get mixed bag of injury updates ahead of Lions’ Week 5 matchup vs. Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-06T13:13:38-07:00">October 6th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-06T16:42:38-07:00">October 6th, 4:42pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Lions head into their Week 5 road matchup against the New England Patriots with several notable injury concerns.</p><p>Among them, T.J. Hockenson and Amon-Ra St. Brown each were sidelined from practice on Wednesday due to their respective injuries. Hockenson has been dealing with a hip ailment as of late, while St. Brown continues to nurse the ankle injury that he suffered during Detroit’s Week 3 road contest against the Minnesota Vikings. The second-year wideout ended up missing all three of the team’s scheduled practices last week and was ruled out from playing in the home clash against the Seattle Seahawks.</p><p>On Thursday, the Lions did receive a bit of promising news regarding their lengthy <a href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">injury list</a>. For one, five offensive players who missed the team’s scheduled practice session on Wednesday returned to practice on Thursday, including Hockenson, who was a limited participant on the day. However, St. Brown was once again on the sidelines due to his nagging ankle ailment.</p><p>Overall, the Lions currently have 16 players listed on their injury report for Week 5. All eyes sure are now on Friday and whether the likes of Hockenson and St. Brown will feature in practice on the day.</p><p>Hockenson is just coming off of the 179 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns performance against the Seahawks. If he ends up missing the clash with the Patriots, quarterback Jared Goff could then call on Brock Wright to be his go-to tight end for the game. On the other hand, the likes of Josh Reynolds and Tom Kennedy could receive an increase in snaps played should the Lions rule out St. Brown for the second consecutive week.</p><p>The Lions are aiming to avoid a 1-4 start to the campaign in Week 5.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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