Right after the 2026 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings signed about 20 undrafted free agents, a standard process for most NFL teams. But three weeks later, Minnesota is already saying goodbye to one rookie: Maryland wide receiver Shaleak Knotts.

Minnesota is shuffling the bottom of its wide receiver depth chart.

Knotts may be an option for a roster spot down the road, yet with organized team activities a week away, he’s not in the purple plans for 2026.

Terrill Davis Gets the Summer Audition, Not Knotts

Davis seems to have taken Knotts’s spot.

Knotts Out in MIN

It was a short stay for Knotts in the Twin Cities. NBC Sports‘ Josh Alper wrote Tuesday, “The Vikings opened up a spot on their 90-man roster on Tuesday. The team announced that they have waived wide receiver Shaleak Knotts and they did not make a corresponding addition to fill out their active roster.”

“Knotts signed with the Vikings after going undrafted last month. He appeared in 43 games for Maryland over the last four seasons and caught 67 passes for 963 yards and seven touchdowns while playing for the Terrapins.”

Had the rookie remained on the Vikings’ roster, he likely would’ve battled for a practice squad spot this summer.

The Revised WR Unit

Have no fear: the Vikings do not have a shortage of summer wide receivers after the Knotts subtraction. They’ll be just fine.

Sans Knotts, here’s the updated WR corps for Kevin O’Connell’s team:

By late August, that group will shrink to five or six men, and Knotts faced an uphill battle to make a dent in the first place.

The Biography on Knotts

Knotts projects as a classic undrafted prospect with one clear strength: vertical production. The Maryland wide receiver waited his turn in college, then busted out in 2025 with 44 catches for 717 yards and 6 touchdowns, leading the Terrapins in both receiving yards and touchdown receptions. His 16.3 yards per reception underscored his ability to stretch the field, win downfield, and create big plays.

At 6’3″ and 194 pounds, Knotts possesses ideal outside-receiver size. His background as a former four-star recruit, coupled with his multi-sport high school career (basketball and track), highlights his impressive body control and ball-tracking skills.

The primary concern lies in his lack of polish. Knotts didn’t fully emerge until his final college season, suggesting the Vikings were banking on his raw talent, late development, and potential in a specific role, rather than a lengthy track record of dominance. He profiled as a practice squad candidate who could make an impact by excelling on deep routes, contested catches, and special teams.

Now, of course, Knotts will hope another team gives him a summer audition.

Davis in His Spot

Most believe that because Minnesota signed Davis a few days ago, he swiped Knotts’s spot. Davis embodies the classic developmental wide receiver prospect for the Vikings: productive, athletic enough, but likely a project requiring more time than fans might prefer.

He began his collegiate career by dominating Division II defenses at Central Oklahoma, where he amassed 109 catches, 1,609 yards, and 15 touchdowns. Upon moving to the Big 12 with Oklahoma State, he continued to contribute, catching 29 passes for 373 yards and demonstrating his ability to adapt to a higher level of competition.

Davis’s appeal is clear: he possesses sufficient speed to threaten defenses vertically, strong hands for difficult downfield throws, and the leaping ability to win contested catches. While these traits are often praised in film reviews, a recurring concern is occasional drops on easier targets.

Standing 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds with a reported 4.65 forty-yard dash, Davis definitely isn’t a burner, but he clearly has enough functional speed and juice to be a factor.

Davis, like Knotts, projects more as a practice squad candidate with legitimate upside than someone slated for immediate offensive snaps.

It’s also worth noting that Minnesota’s roster could be ripe for an upstart UDFA to emerge at wide receiver. The current WR5, Myles Price, is a kick and punt returner and was hardly used on offense as a rookie last year. That could bode well for Davis or one of his undrafted peers.

The next step in the Vikings’ offseason is organized team activities (OTAs), which kick off in six days.

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Britain’s Toby Samuel is one win away from a first Grand Slam singles appearance after beating former world number seven David Goffin in French Open qualifying to set up the most lucrative match of his career.

The 23-year-old was ranked outside the world’s top 1,300 12 months ago but has risen to a career-high 159th after winning four titles on the ATP Challenger Tour – the second tier of men’s professional tennis.

On Wednesday, he produced a memorable comeback to beat Goffin 5-7 6-3 6-3 in what was the Belgian veteran’s final appearance at Roland Garros.

Samuel will now face Peru’s Gonzalo Bueno for a place in the French Open main draw.

Samuel has pocketed 57,000 euros (£49,300) by claiming the first two qualifying wins of his career at an overseas Grand Slam – boosting his total career prize money of £118,300 by 42%.

Victory in his final qualifying match is worth an additional 48,000 euros (£41,500), while it would also guarantee minimum earnings of 87,000 euros (£75,200) in the main draw first round.

“First of all, it was an honour to play against David in his last Roland Garros,” Samuel told the crowd on Suzanne Lenglen, the tournament’s second biggest arena.

“You’re an inspiration to all tennis players out there, it was amazing sharing the court with you.

“It was the craziest atmosphere I’ve ever been a part of.”

Samuel missed much of the 2024 season with injury and said it was not until midway through 2025 that he felt healthy again.

He has never contested a match on the ATP Tour but is now one win away from a first appearance on one of the sport’s biggest stages.

Enzo Amore has been the talk of the town as WWE reportedly was in contact with the former Cruiserweight Champion. According to a new report, Amore was recently at the Performance Center ahead of NXT.

Enzo Amore and Big Cass became a household name in the industry with their work on the black-and-gold brand under Triple H’s creative leadership. The tag team received their main roster call-up in 2016, but both stars were done with the promotion in the coming years.

While Amore was fired in January 2018, Cass was released in June. The two have reunited as a tag team on the independent circuit, but the Stamford-based promotion might have an interest in Amore. Recently, a report suggested that the company was in contact with the two-time Cruiserweight Champion during WrestleMania week.

According to False Finish, the 39-year-old star has been at the Performance Center before the recent edition of NXT. Another rumor suggested that the company is looking to improve its tag team division, and being in touch with Enzo Amore might lead to the return of Big Cass as well if the plan is to work on the tag team division.

The two were over as an act in WWE under the old regime, but never a tag team championship in the division. It’ll be interesting to see what’s next for Enzo Amore.

Enzo Amore recalls scrapped romantic storyline with major WWE star

In 2017, Enzo Amore was in his second reign as the Cruiserweight Champion and often appeared on WWE RAW. During his reign, Amore was involved in a storyline with Nia Jax, and the two were often seen in backstage segments. However, it was abruptly canceled when the star was under investigation, which forced the company to fire him.

In an appearance on The John Rondi Show, Amore claimed that the storyline was eventually going to become a love triangle as Alexa Bliss was supposed to be his on-screen girlfriend. The said segment was planned for WWE RAW’s 25th anniversary, but Amore was suspended and eventually fired from the company.

Enzo Amore was going to create a rift between Bliss and Jax, but the company pivoted and took the feud in another direction at WrestleMania 34. Meanwhile, Amore relinquished the title, and a new Cruiserweight Champion was crowned at the same event.