The NFL draft will take place Thursday April 28 - Saturday April 30. The St. Cloud area has had many players either drafted or signed as undrafted free agents. The list includes St. John's offensive lineman Ben Bartch, who was drafted in the 4th round by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020.
Why not run it back for one more season with Cousins under an offensive-minded head coach? Why not see if Kevin O'Connell can turn Cousins and Justin Jefferson into the Vikings' version of Matt Stafford and Cooper Kupp?
It seems almost mathematically impossible that the team hasn't at least appeared in one for nearly 50 years but here we are, sad and lonely and afraid.