After spending the last three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, tight end Nick Muse signed a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday to join their practice squad.
Muse was originally selected by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft after he spent his college career at South Carolina.
During his tenure with Minnesota, he appeared in a total of 16 games, including the 2024 campaign when he was active for four of the Vikings' regular-season contests. In Muse's 16 appearances with the purple and gold, he hauled in a grand total of one catch for 22 yards.
Nick Muse the latest member of the Minnesota Vikings 2022 NFL Draft class to part with the team
With Muse signing with the Eagles on Wednesday, he is now the sixth member of Minnesota's 2022 draft class to leave the team since getting selected.
The third-year tight end joins an underwhelming group that includes safety Lewis Cine, cornerback Andrew Booth Jr., defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo, cornerback Akayleb Evans, and offensive lineman Vederian Lowe.
Coincidentally, Cine is also currently a member of Philadelphia's roster as they head into an NFC Championship matchup against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
So, the Vikings made a total of 10 selections in the 2022 NFL Draft, and less than three years later, only four of the players they added are still with the organization. But it's not like the four players remaining from the 2022 draft class have turned into major pieces of Minnesota's roster.
Offensive guard Ed Ingram, linebacker Brian Asamoah, running back Ty Chandler, and wide receiver Jalen Nailor are currently the only 2022 draft selections who are still with the Vikings.
Ingram was taken out of the starting lineup in the middle of the 2024 season, Asamoah spends most of his time on the field on special teams, Chandler is only used in Minnesota's offense when another running back is injured, and Jalen Nailor is coming off a year where he literally let multiple scoring opportunities slip through his hands.
This draft class will always be the first one for Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, and until he does something to make people forget about it, it will remain his most memorable draft class during his Minnesota tenure for all the wrong reasons.