May 14, 2021
RENTON, Wash. – Offensive lineman Jake Curhan has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks the team announced Friday on the opening day of the club s rookie mini-camp that Curhan is slated to participate in. The signing had been previously reported by sources outside of the Seahawks.
Curhan is the third player from Cal s 2020 team to have been added to an NFL roster and second as a undrafted free agent. Cornerback Camryn Bynum was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings as the 125th pick overall on April 25 and the Vikings announced the undrafted free agent signing of defensive end Zeandae Johnson on May 5.
Ex-Cal CB Camryn Bynum Signs Four-Year Contract With Vikings
Fellow ex-Golden Bear Jake Curhan signs as undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.
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May 14, 2021
It was not a matter of if the Vikings would sign former Cal cornerback Camryn Bynum, but when.
It happened on Friday, as Bynum agreed to a customary deal for a fourth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports.
Bynum signed a four-year, $4.19 million deal with the Vikings, who plan to move him to safety, a position he did not play at Cal. Bynum was the only Cal player taken in the 2021 NFL draft.
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December 5, 2020; Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California, USA; Football: California Golden Bears vs. Oregon Ducks; Camryn Bynum (24); Photo credit: Al Sermeno - KLC fotos Al Sermeno/Al Sermeno 3 / 11
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December 5, 2020; Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California, USA; Football: California Golden Bears vs. Oregon Ducks; Camryn Bynum (24); Photo credit: Al Sermeno - KLC fotos
Grading the Vikings Draft
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2021/5/4/22420218/draft-analysis
I wanted to look at the draft from a different angle, that of draft performance. Did the Vikings maximize the draft? It isn t as simple as judging Trader Rick s performance because it includes player value and that involves scouting. It is a team effort and a team result.
There are lots of places that are grading the drafts of all the teams and some of the results are surprising. I want to do the truest and most accurate of draft grades, almost scientific, depending on logic.
Obviously, players that we and the teams believe will be great will often fail and vice versa. Often the #4 player at a position will be the top pro and so on. Without a crystal ball (and the appropriate amount of magic inside it) we cannot yet know how things will turn out. But we can still grade performance based on some logical measures.
The Stefon Diggs-Justin Jefferson Trade (And Others) Became Complete During The 2021 Draft
With the draft in the rearview, we can fully evaluate the Diggs trade and a few others from GM Rick Spielman.
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May 7, 2021
13 months and change after it happened, the blockbuster deal that sent Stefon Diggs to the Bills became complete during the 2021 NFL Draft. Three of the six players the Vikings added on Day 3 of this year s draft were taken with picks that came, one way or another, from that huge March 2020 deal.
In the fourth round, the Vikings took Cal defensive back Camryn Bynum with a pick that they got from trading one of the Diggs picks last year. Then they took Florida State edge rusher Janarius Robinson with a pick that came directly from Buffalo. Even fifth-round tight end Zach Davidson was taken with a pick acquired in a 2020 draft day deal that involved one of the Diggs picks.