Aside from wondering how J.J. McCarthy will play as the team's starting quarterback, one of the biggest questions surrounding the Minnesota Vikings as they head into the 2025 season has to do with the team's kick and punt returners.
On Tuesday, the Vikings revealed that a pair of rookies will be assuming those roles, which likely isn't going to erase anyone's concerns any time soon.
Listed on Minnesota's current depth chart are rookie wide receiver Tai Felton as the team's kick returner and undrafted rookie pass-catcher Myles Price as the Vikings' punt returner. In addition to Felton, veteran Minnesota running back Ty Chandler is listed as the team's second-string kick returner for the upcoming season.
Minnesota Vikings reveal kick and punt returner for 2025 NFL season
For those who paid attention to how things went this summer during Minnesota's training camp and preseason, Felton and Price landing the returner roles isn't much of a surprise.
Price is the most intriguing of the two based on how well he performed as the Vikings' punt returner during the 2025 preseason. In three exhibition games, the former Indiana wide receiver averaged 12 yards per punt return (with a long of 20 yards) on three returns. He also returned one kickoff this summer, and he took that 81 yards the other way.
When it comes to Felton, there are definitely some more concerns about his return skills, despite the fact that he was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft this past April. He returned three kickoffs during the preseason, averaging 19 yards per return, and he even fumbled once.
Hopefully, Felton's fumbling problems are behind him, because a fumble on a kickoff return next Monday against the Bears could quickly turn into a disaster and end up being the difference between a win and a loss for the Vikings.