от zhangzk » 21 Окт 2019 04:28
ET on Saturday , the two remaining holdouts are guaranteed to miss the first week of the regular season.Even if Chargers running back Melvin Gordon or Washington left tackle Trent Williams have a change of heart tonight and try to show up tomorrow, there’s no way they can be added to the roster, because there can be no transactions on Sunday.For Gordon, whose base salary for 2019 is $5.605 million, it means that more than $329,000 will be lost. Williams, who is due to make $10.85 million in salary, loses more than $638 ,000. Throw in his per-game roster bonus of $15,625, and the cost for Williams exceeds $650,000.That’s beyond any fines that could eventually be collected from either player. Since those fines often are written off, the only certain losses for players who hold out are lost game checks. That’s why so few players extend holdouts into the regular season.This year, two are doing it. At least for one week. Time will tell how long Gordon and Williams stay away. The Minnesota Vikings traded down three spots in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft and selected former USC linebacker Cameron Smith at No. 162 overall.Vikings NFL Draft CoverageHow NFL draft affected Vikings�? 2019 opponentsMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL Draft gradesMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL draft capsulesVikings take fliers on CB Boyd, WR Mitchell, WR Johnson , LS Cutting in seventh roundVikings use sixth round to draft DT Watts, S Epps, OT UdohVikings draft USC linebacker Cameron Smith in fifth roundVikings trade up in fourth round, draft guard Dru SamiaVikings trade down four times, use third-round pick to select RB MattisonPotential Vikings Day 2 picks in 2019 NFL draftVikings select C Garrett Bradbury with 18th overall pick in 2019 NFL draftIn 46 games at USC, Smith compiled 354 total tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions. He missed four games last season with a hamstring strain but still logged 81 tackles , 7.5 tackles for loss and four passes defensed in nine contests.Minnesota picked up a seventh-round pick (No. 239) in the trade with New England, which drafted Maryland defensive tackle Byron Cowart with the 21st pick in the fifth round.Smith joins a stacked linebacker core in Minnesota that features Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr, who signed a five-year deal to stay with the Vikings this offseason.Through five rounds of the draft, the Vikings have selected five players: center Garrett Bradbury (18th overall), tight end Irv Smith Jr. (second round), running back Alexander Mattison (third round), guard Dru Samia (fourth round) and Smith. Smith was the first defensive player taken by Minnesota. This draft marked the first time the Vikings used their first four picks on offense since drafting wide receiver Jack Snow, tackle Archie Sutton , running back Lance Rentzel and receiver Jim Whalen in 1965.The Vikings currently own seven picks in the final two rounds — three sixth-round picks (No. 190, No. 191, No. 193) and four in the seventh round (No. 217, No. 239, No. 247, No. 250).