As the calendar edges closer to September, franchises find themselves wrestling with injuries and unsettled positions. NFL Insider Tom Pelissero captured the tension on the Rich Eisen Show, saying, “This wide receiver market, Rich, is going to be really fascinating to watch in the coming days here, leading all the way up to Tuesday and maybe even beyond.” For Minnesota , the quarterback room is the only stable ground, led by JJ McCarthy, and at receiver, only Justin Jefferson is there, much to the relief of Kevin O’Connell. Questions swirl around the rest of the depth chart, where O’Connell is experimenting and rearranging just days before the preseason finale against the Titans .

On August 20, the headlines read a little curiously, announcing the sudden surfacing of a d

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