You'll now receive the top Vikings Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. With their linebacker depth suddenly a concern, the Vikings have signed Hardy Nickerson Jr., a three-year veteran who has appeared in 37 games for the Bengals. Special teams have given the Vikings plenty of trouble this year. LB Hardy Nickerson; Nickerson, 26, wound up signing on with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois back in 2017. The kicker, who was on the Vikings' practice squad, has been released by the team, Minnesota announced on Tuesday. Sure, Minnesota is playing Chicago this week, but the Bears still have a good defense and still have something to lose. A native of Oakland, California, Nickerson signed with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent in 2017 after a postgraduate season at Illinois that saw him notch 107 tackles and career highs in tackles for loss (5.5) and interceptions (two). Minnesota had a kicker problem on Sunday and apparently K Tristan Vizcaino was not the solution to it. A familiar first start. In that stretch, Nickerson rarely played on defense ⦠2. The team had missed field goals, costly penalties, poor offensive and defensive line play and other simple mistakes that cost Minnesota the Week 14 game. Hardy William Lindsay Nickerson (born January 5, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). https://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/12/vikings-sign-linebacker-hardy-nickerson-to-the-active-roster/, Vikings hope to sweep Bears for second time since 2017, Report: Vikings K Dan Bailey's misses lowered Minnesota's win probability by 27%, Vikings open as favorites vs. Bears in Week 15, Vikings' playoff odds take huge dip after loss to Bucs, Gallery: Vikings fall to Bucs in Tampa Bay, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 3 LB by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Nickerson had one total tackle and played 36 of the defense's 75 snaps in Sunday's loss to Tennessee. Hardy Nickerson (6-0, 235) joins Minnesota following three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he tallied 81 tackles (55 solo) and a forced fumble through 37 games with nine starts. TRENDING. The Vikings needed a lot to go their way against the Buccaneers. Vikings add depth at linebacker, sign Hardy Nickerson to active roster The Loop Fantasy Football Report Week 14: Donât count on Christian McCaffrey Vikingsâ Dalvin Cook to play first NFL ⦠It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Vikings waive Austin Cutting, Hardy Nickerson originally appeared on Pro Football Talk. Brady was only pressured three times, according to Eric Eager of Pro Football Focus. Moncrief made stops at a community college, Auburn, and Oklahoma State during his ⦠The team has announced that they have also waived linebacker Hardy Nickerson. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Minnesota wasn't done there making roster moves on Tuesday. The Vikings also released TE Brandon Dillon from their practice squad. To combat depth issues at linebacker, the Vikings have signed Hardy Nickerson to the active roster. The Vikings received a big blow to their defensive group when linebacker Eric Kendricks went down with a pregame calf injury against the Jaguars. The Vikings cut Nickerson on Dec. 1 after he played nine games for the team. He was waived a few weeks into his rookie season and later signed to the Bengalsâ practice squad. Minnesota wasn’t done making moves for the linebacker position. On Friday, Minnesota announced that Kendricks would be out again this week. Minnesota Vikings News, Hardy Nickerson, Blake Lynch. Sign up for the Vikings Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Hardy Nickerson Sr. played for the Bucs from 1993 to 1999. Nickerson has appeared in 10 games for Minnesota, logging six tackles and one forced fumble. In a breakout season as a redshirt junior in 2015, he made 111 stops. Vikings' Hardy Nickerson: Works as No. Vikings Waive LS Austin Cutting and LB Hardy Nickerson; Announce Roster Moves Dec 01, 2020 at 03:00 PM. Boyd has been a big contributor on defense and on special teams this season. Hardy Nickerson joins Minnesota following three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he tallied 81 tackles (55 solo) and a forced fumble through 37 games with nine starts. The Vikings starting kicker, Dan Bailey, missed three field goals and an extra point in the loss to the Buccaneers in Week 14. It doesn't matter if the defensive back group has improved when the defense can't make a pass rush. That did not happen. Andrew DePaola has been the active long ⦠Nickerson, though, reverted back to the practice squad after the ⦠The Minnesota Vikings announced multiple moves on Tuesday. They also released cornerback Marcus Sayles ⦠The team placed CB Kris Boyd on IR. Hardy Nickerson joins Minnesota following three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals where he tallied 81 tackles (55 solo) and a forced fumble through 37 games with nine starts. Vandy's Sarah Fuller becomes first woman to score in Power Five college football game. The former Bengal was signed by the Vikings in the preseason and was signed to the active roster in ⦠However, the Vikings played too poor in certain phases to stay in the game. That's exactly what happened on Sunday. Minnesota Vikings linebacker Hardy Nickerson Jr. is seen with his father, former NFL All-Pro linebacker Hardy Nickerson, in a 2016 family photo, when he was playing college footaball ⦠Nickerson's first start in the NFL occurred in Week 14 of the 2017 season with ⦠The Vikings signed Nickerson to the active roster Saturday. The #Vikings have signed LB Hardy Nickerson ⦠... Plans changed when the NFL ⦠The Minnesota Vikings announced Tuesday that they've waived LS Austin Cutting and LB Hardy Nickerson. The Vikings need to assess what happened in the Buccaneers game. Latest on Minnesota Vikings linebacker Hardy Nickerson including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN The #Vikings have signed LB Hardy Nickerson (@younghardy_) to the active roster.. LB Blake Lynch has been elevated to the active roster for #MINvsTB and S Curtis Riley has been waived. Linebacker Hardy Nickerson was one of the practice squad players promoted for the season opener against the Packers. The team also elevated LB Blake Lynch to the active roster. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Final Week 14 Vikings-Buccaneers Injury Report: Eric ⦠I did. Arguably the best quarterback in NFL history could step up into a pretty clean pocket and deliver throws. He wasn't perfect, but he did... Start every day with our most popular content waiting in your inbox. Tom Brady was sacked zero times. At least the Vikings got more notice this time, but losing arguably the team’s best defensive player is always tough. The Minnesota Vikings announced that they have waived S Curtis Riley on Saturday and promoted LB Hardy Nickerson and LB Blake Lynch from their practice squad to the active roster.. The Vikings filled out the 16-man squad by agreeing to deals Monday with linebacker Hardy Nickerson and defensive tackle Albert Huggins. Nickerson's dad, Hardy Nickerson Sr., spent 16 years in the NFL and made five Pro Bowls. Brad Johnson played the Bucs from 2001 to 2004, including the teamâs Super Bowl run in 2002. At least the Vikings got more of a notice this time, but losing arguably the teamâs best defensive player is always tough. His son Hardy Nickerson Jr. is a linebacker who has played in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings. He began his college career at California and recorded 133 tackles in his first two seasons with the team. Nickerson has appeared in 10 games this season, starting one of them. Nickerson was on and off of the Bengalsâ active roster before joining the Vikings ⦠To combat depth issues at linebacker, the Vikings have signed Hardy Nickerson to the active roster. 2020-12-12 14:57:34 â Vikings add depth by signing Hardy Nickerson on an active roster and promoting Break Lynch from the practice team as starlinebacker Eric Kendricks denied calf injuries in a match against Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Hereâs the Vikings ⦠The Vikings also waived ⦠If the Vikings want Week 15 to go differently, the team will have to bounce back in several different areas. LB Blake Lynch has been elevated to the active roster for #MINvsTB and S Curtis Riley has been waived. The Vikings waived Nickerson on Sunday to ⦠Please check your email for a confirmation. To make room on the 80-man roster, Minnesota waived cornerback Marcus Sayles. Cutting, a 2019 ⦠Nickerson is the son of four-time All-Pro and NFL All-1990s team member Hardy Nickerson Sr. © 2019 Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC , All Rights Reserved. The Vikings made several roster moves on Tuesday, highlighted by waiving long snapper Austin Cutting and linebacker Hardy Nickerson Jr. ⦠Long-snapper Austin Cutting and linebacker Hardy Nickerson were waived. The Vikings are shorthanded at linebacker for Week 14 after Eric Kendricks was ruled out. pic.twitter.com/l2E5SdlHTP, — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 12, 2020. Nickerson ⦠The Vikings got some needed linebacker depth on Tuesday with the signing of Hardy Nickerson. Here is the stock up, stock down report: The Buccaneers made pretty easy work of the Vikings, but there were some areas where Minnesota was pretty good. He played college football for 3 years at California and was a grad-transfer at Illinois where he played for his father Hardy Nickerson. In response, Vikings has released Safety Curtis Riley. 1. 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