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Wednesday, June 7, 2000
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The Vikings addition of Bryce Paup
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| The Minnesota Vikings, who have been
seeking pass rushers for two years, signed linebacker Bryce Paup, who had 17.5 sacks in
1995, when he was voted NFL defensive player of the year with Buffalo. Paup had been
released last week by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The 10-year veteran and four-time Pro Bowler played the past two seasons with the
Jaguars. He was released Friday, saving Jacksonville about $1 million in salary cap room.
"We were pleasantly surprised that Bryce Paup was available," coach Dennis
Green said. ``We bring him in as a right defensive end, which we think is his natural
position, and we think he will help us."
ProFootballWeekly.com asked editor-in-chief Ron Pollack to weigh in on the subject.
Q: What do you think of the Vikings picking up Paup?
Pollack: Paup clearly was not the answer the Jaguars thought they were getting when
they signed him to a big contract. He was not nearly as effective as hoped. He only had
one sack last season. That said, I think this is a nice move for the Vikings. They clearly
need help on defense. Dennis Green has shown that he knows how to get productivity out of
his players. If the Vikings can put Paup in a position to make players, they will be
getting something for nothing. If it turns out that he has simply run out of gas as a
player, it's not as if the Vikings blew a high draft pick to get him. It's a move that
contains no risk and has the potential for some decent return. You can't do better than
that. If the Vikings turn him loose and say that his job is simply to get after the
quarterback I think he still might have something left in his tank. |
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