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Chris Simms may want to avoid Twitter Jose Fernandez Jersey today.The new Vikings regime featuring GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell is already putting its stamp on the team. That featured one somewhat surprising cut on Tuesday.According to reports, Minnesota has decided to move on from quarterback Kellen Mond, waiving him a little over a year after the team selected him No. 66 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.The are waiving QB Kellen Mond, per source.A third-round pick out of Texas A&M in 2021, Mond had a lot of fans in the pre-draft proce s. But he struggled in preseason action and Minnesota's new regime traded for Nick Mullens recently. Now, Mond heads to waivers. Tom Peli sero (@TomPeli sero) MORE: || |Mond, who was seen by some as a starter in Deven Marrero Jersey waiting, reportedly had a very bad camp, which featured the same accuracy i sues that haunted him in college.The move probably surprises former NFL QB and current NBC analyst Chris Simms, who has gained notoriety for his annual pre-draft positional rankings. , putting him fourth in the cla s, behind Zach Wilson, Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones, and ahead of Justin Fields.Of course, the not-so-adoring Twitter public smelled blood in the water and roasted Simms for his previous take:Tough day for Chris Simms, who had Kellen Mond ranked above Justin Fields & Trey Lance in the pre-draft proce s and over Jalen Hurts on his active QB rankings. volt (@Go_On_Volt) Remember when Chris Simms ranked Kellen Mond ahead of Justin Fields? I wonder how Chris Simms is doing today Matt Newton (@mattnewts) If I were Chris Simms, I'd stay off Twitter for a bit. Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) Here's a snapshot of Simms' scouting report on Mond from 2021:Chris Simms on ranking Kellen Mond over Justin Fields:I dont do rankings for popularity, I do them because I want to be a GM one day. Max Markham (@MaxMarkhamNFL) It's a machine throwing the ball like Mac Jones. It's a machine. It's a machine. I don't understand why there is no talk about this guy. I don't know what there's not to see. First off, everybody Miguel Rojas Jersey pays attention to wins and stats this guy lost one game in the SEC to Alabama. They won every other game the whole year. He threw 19 touchdown pa ses and three (interceptions).As a pure thrower, consistency, control of the ball, all of those things, his arm is like Mac Jones. It is. And his arm is more powerful than Mac Jones. He Jon Berti Jersey has got an unbelievable release, he has great command of the ball. As a pure consistent thrower, he's better than Trevor Lawrence.Further, Simms' 2021 quarterback rankings had Mond placed at No. 37, ahead of Fields, Trey Lance and Case Keenum. Mond would play three total regular season snaps in 2021.In Simms' defense, Justin Fields has a particularly bad rookie season, but he is, at least, getting a second year with the team who selected him.A look back at Chris Simms rankings from last season glad we can all have a good laugh this morning Billy Hunt (@Bhunt1515) MORE: Coincidentally, the Houston Texans were reportedly hot after Mond in last year's draft, but would settle on taking Davis Mills at No. 67, a pick behind the Texas A&M pa ser.Chris Simms on ranking Cameron Maybin Jersey former Kellen Mond over Justin Fields:I dont do rankings for popularity, I do them because I want to be a GM one day. NFL Rumors (@nflrums) Mond wasn't the only 2021 Vikings draft pick to clean out his locker, with third-rounder Chazz Surratt also hitting waivers on Tuesday cutdown day.There is a world in which Mond clears waivers and latches back on with the Vikings on the practice squad, so the world will anxiously await to see what Simms may have to say next.For now, Simms may want to lie low for a bit. |
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