Jerome Simpson’s visit with the Minnesota Vikings apparently went “incredibly well” and the Vikings are still in the process of doing their due diligence regarding his felony conviction, 15 day jail sentence, and probable league-imposed suspension.
The Rams have also expressed some interest in Simpson and the Bengals are reportedly still open to seeing him return, but Simpson has been a pretty toxic free agent following the incident involving drugs being delivered to his home. Some are questioning the wisdom of even entertaining the idea publically of bringing in a felon when the stadium situation in Minnesota seems to be at the tipping point.
Simpson left Minnesota on Sunday without a deal in place, according to the Pioneer Press. The Vikings presumably want to know exactly what kind of suspension Simpson is facing, and possibly waiting until after the stadium situation has (hopefully) been solved, before signing the athletic receiver.
With a suspension almost certain, it will be interesting to see what type of contract Simpson gets on the open market this offseason.
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The fact that we wanted to add him makes no sense. We have 4 below average wr's already behind Harvin, why add a 5th?
why not skol12`?
it's competetion for when camp starts and if he ends up being the best of the bunch the roster will be upgraded.. Signing him to a minimum deal won't hurt our team much