Nov 3, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars helmets on the sidelines against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images.
He might be gone for good.
Running back Myles Gaskin no longer works for the Minnesota Vikings, and the Jacksonville Jaguars plucked the veteran runner from free agency about a week and a half after Minnesota cut ties.
It’s a quick reemergence for the 27-year-old.
Florida Times-Union‘s Demetrius Harvey tweeted Wednesday, “The Jaguars signed RB Myles Gaskin, OL Jerome Carvin and OL Dieter Eiselen to the practice squad. They’ve released LS Tucker Addington and P Matt Haack from the practice squad.”
Gaskin will join this RB corps in Jacksonville:
The Jaguars’ rushing offense ranks 16th in the NFL per DVOA through 14 weeks. If activated to the active roster, Gaskin also provides special teams versatility.
Gaskin has logged -1 rushing yards in 2024 but returned 3 kick returns for 60. He served as Minnesota’s RB3 plan for a month and change of the 2024 season until general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah swung a trade for Cam Akers in October.
The veteran halfback initially joined the Vikings roster late in the summer of 2023 after the club auditioned men like Kareem Hunt and Mike Davis for the gig. The Dolphins cut Gaskin loose during roster trimdowns, and Minnesota pounced. Thereafter, he was the odd man out (for a while) when Adofo-Mensah swung the first low-risk trade for Cam Akers last September. Yes, the Vikings traded for Akers twice in a year. Gaskin then returned to the Vikings practice squad.
Soon after, the Rams stole Gaskin from the Vikings practice squad in October 2023, a contingency plan when Kyren Williams hit injured reserve. But when Williams returned to the field after that, plus contributions from Darrell Henderson and Royce Freeman, Gaskin became expendable.
Then, on November 7th, 2023, the Rams dropped him from the depth chart, and the Vikings re-signed Gaskin a week later. An adventure, indeed. Minnesota kept him around this offseason, at least for the first 12 games.
Since August 2023, Gaskin has been signed, cut, or re-signed by the Vikings 26 times. It’s one of the weirdest aspects of Vikings football as of late. For now, Gaskin may be gone for good — unless Minnesota flirts with his free agency next offseason.
The Jaguars host the New York Jets this Sunday, a battle of 3-10 teams that have been eliminated from postseason contention.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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