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Pope adds depth at linebacker, special teams
The Vikings couldn't offer Derrick Pope a starting job, but that didn't stop the linebacker from signing with them after making only one free-agent visit."I was so impressed with the organization that I decided, 'Let's do it,'" Pope said Friday after agreeing to a one-year contract. "I felt like I fit in good with the schemes and things they do defensively and special-teams wise." Pope, 25, is ...
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Minnesota Vikings Sign the Pope!* (* - May or may not be "the" Pope)
Daily Norseman — ... According to the article about the signing put together by Judd Zulgad, Pope will be attempting to occupy the role that was held by Dontarrious Thomas before he left town for ...

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Pacifist Viking — ... The Vikes made a couple of C signings recently: they're the sort of moves a pro football team just makes, so you can't really praise or criticize them. They signed Derrick Pope, who will be a backup linebacker that can hopefully play effective special teams. And they ...

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