4 Vikings players whose stock has fallen ahead of their 2023 training camp
By Adam Patrick
Oli Udoh - OT
Along with center Garrett Bradbury and running back Alexander Mattison, another one of Minnesota's surprise re-signings this offseason was offensive tackle Oli Udoh.
Udoh spent the 2022 season as a backup for the Vikings after a disastrous stint as the team's starting right guard in 2021. Since Minnesota's new regime didn't draft him, most assumed the team would move on from him when he became a free agent back in March.
But then the Vikings decided to re-sign him. Minnesota only brought Udoh back on a one-year deal, but the fact that the team re-signed him at all was a surprise on its own.
With Brian O'Neill still recovering from an Achilles injury, Udoh got a bunch of the snaps at right tackle with the first-team offense during OTAs and minicamp. But he also reportedly shared some of the first-team reps at right tackle with second-year offensive lineman Vederian Lowe according to FanNation's WIll Ragatz.
Then there's the recent news about Udoh getting a trio of driving citations in the month of May, including one for reckless driving. This is after the Minnesota offensive lineman was arrested last October in Miami, Florida, for disorderly conduct (his charges were later dismissed).
Udoh is not worth the hassle if he keeps getting himself into trouble off of the field, and if he ends up losing more reps to Lowe in training camp, then the Vikings might decide to move on from him before the start of the regular season.