The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a deal with AAF player Duke Thomas, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Another AAF player to the NFL: DB Duke Thomas to the #Vikings. https://t.co/Z7EG4LEaPA
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 5, 2019
Thomas is currently one of five players to sign with an NFL team, after the AAF officially suspended operations.
He was an undrafted free-agent cornerback out of Texas who signed with the Houston Texans in 2016. After being waived, he hopped around the league on the practice squads of the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and the Dallas Cowboys. Last season, he was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Despite his struggles to make a roster in the NFL, he was productive at the college level. In his four-year career at Texas, Thomas has made 117 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, seven interceptions, 20 passes defensed, and one forced fumble.
If it wasn't for an injury he suffered during training camp with the Cowboys, he likely would have made their 53-man roster.
As a member of the San Antonio Commanders in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), he logged 22 tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery.
The Vikings have a lot of talent at the cornerback position with Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and 2018 first-round pick Mike Hughes. Even then, they could still use more depth at the back end of the roster to play on special teams. Thomas was quite productive in the AAF. If his success there can translate to the NFL, he'll have a good chance to make a 53-man NFL roster for the first time in his career.
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