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Candace Owens has accused Jada Pinkett Smith of leaving her husband, Will Smith, "spiritually annihilated" as she shared her take on why she believes the actor slapped Chris Rock at Sunday's Oscars.

As has been well documented, Smith stunned Oscars viewers and attendees alike when he made his way onto the stage and struck Rock across the face in reaction to a joke he had made about Pinkett Smith.

"Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can't wait to see it," he said, referring to Pinkett Smith's close-cropped haircut. The actress has, in the past, publicly shared how her hair loss is due to alopecia.

While recounting the night's events on her Daily Wire show Candace on Tuesday, Owens said in a clip shared on her Instagram account: "When Chris Rock first makes the joke, Will laughs, meaning that he takes the joke as it was intendedlightly.

"But then he looks over and sees that his wife does not find the joke funny and he immediately goes from an amused attendee to a thug-like husband, defending the honor of his wife's hair."

After further analysis of the incident, the conservative commentator said: "Through all of these jokes and the rampant commentary that is being offered, there is conversation that is being neglecteda truer assessment of what we observed on that Oscars stage.

"For the first time, we saw the real Will Smith, not a Fresh Prince, not a survivor of a zombie apocalypse in I Am Legend, not a crime-fighting cop in Bad Boys or a Hancock superhero, but the real Will Smithan incredibly broken man and the residual product of a directionless society that is filled with them.

"The kind of society that produces men that look to their more domineering wives, with their tails planted firmly between their legs, for instruction on what and who they ought to be in every room."

Owens then went on to discuss Pinkett Smith's 2020 confession that she had a romantic relationship with singer August Alsina, a situation that she famously referred to as an "entanglement" on her show, Red Table Talk.

"The truth is that off the big screen, Will Smith has been spiritually annihilated by his wife," Owens said. "Don't forget, it was Jada Pinkett Smith who openly shared with the world how she cheated on her husband, remember? And with who? Her son's friend.

"Jada carried out an extramarital affair with a young man who was, at first, friends with her son. Then she dragged her puppy dog husband out onto the world stage and told the public while making him sit through it, listen to it and agree that she had the right to do what she did."

During the Red Table Talk special, Pinkett Smith and Smith said that the relationship with Alsina happened while they were on a break. Smith later revealed that he also sought affection outside of their marriage as their relationship became non-monogamous.

"The takeaway from this interview was that they together represented some newer, more progressive form of what it means to be in a marriage, which is to say, not being in a real marriage at all," Owens said.

She said: "Will Smith today is someone who should be pitiednot prosecuted in a courtroom, or even persecuted in the public eyebut pitied by every person who has the clarity to see how our society, as sponsored by the perversion of these Hollywood types, is falling apart.

"Will Smith is what [psychologist] Jordan Peterson cautions against. He's nothing more than a casualty in the great war against masculinity."

Continuing her assessment of Pinkett Smith, Owens went on to say why she believes Pinkett Smith would be suitable to star in a remake of the 1997 movie G.I. Jane, which originally starred Demi Moore.

She explained that the film "tells the story of a woman being integrated into the all-male space of the United States military. It is the inspired tale of a loss of one woman's femininity to meet the grueling physical demands of the more masculine environment that she finds herself in.

"And so though not perhaps the punchline that Chris Rock had intended, I have to agree that yes, Jada Pinkett would be the perfect individual to play that role in a remake.

"And not because of her hair, obviously, but because of her success in stripping her husband of any trace understanding of what it means to be a real man. And let me tell you, Will, it isn't slapping a man across the face because your wife tells you to.

"I'm sorry to say that real manhood is not won on a stage at the Oscars with a meaningless trophy. Rather, real manhood begins and ends in your own household.

"It starts with the first step of being able to accurately identify what a good man, what a good woman and what a good, meaningful relationship even is. And with that, we wish you luck Will on your real-life pursuit of happiness."

Newsweek has contacted representatives of Smith and Pinkett Smith for comment.

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Hereford girls lacrosse midfielder Lindsey Moneymaker knew Tuesdays early-season showdown with Westminster matched two unbeaten teams. She also knew it was her time to shine.

Moneymaker scored six goals, including a crucial one to give Hereford the lead for good as the host Bulls topped visiting Westminster, 13-11, in a nonleague contest.

Hereford (4-0) trailed by as many as four goals, 7-3, midway through the first half before rallying.

Jess Kent led the Owls (2-1) with five goals of her own.

Westminsters a tough team, and its a good win for us, first-year Hereford coach Kelly Swift said. We knew wed get a good game from them, and thats exactly what happened.

Hereford's Cam Kauffman, center, runs downfield as teammate Maddie Magliocca, right, and Westminster's Riley Ebersole trail during a girls lacrosse game on Tuesday. (Steve Ruark for Carroll County Times/Carroll County Times)

The Bulls looked a little lost in the first half. Westminster won most of the early draws and controlled the clock for a good portion of the first half. With the teams tied at 2, the Owls went on a run. Kent scored three straight goals in a 2:02 span to give Westminster a 5-2 advantage. Her second goal of the sequence came on a mistake by Hereford goalie M.K. McGonigle that left the net wide open, and the last came just 11 seconds later off a fast break following a draw control.

Hereford cut into the lead when Moneymaker scored from the top of the slot with a bounce shot that beat Westminster first-half goalie Syd Hetrick to cut the margin to 5-3. Westminster, though, added goals by Bridget Sheehy and Kate McAlohan to push the lead to 7-3 with 8:23 left in the first half.

Then it was Herefords turn.

The Bulls used two goals by Cam Kauffman and one each by Jordan Peterson, Maya Antonakas and Bailey Berquist to outscore the Owls 5-1 the rest of the half, tying the game at 8 entering the break.

Hereford's Maya Antonakas, left, shoots while being defended by Westminster's Lauren Appleby and Reagan Davis during Tuesday's game. (Steve Ruark for Carroll County Times/Carroll County Times)

The Bulls took the lead just 10 seconds into the second half when Moneymaker converted off a draw control win to jump ahead, 9-8. Hereford got another less than five minutes later when Antonakas scored on a free position.

To their credit, the Owls were not done. Kent scored the next two goals, the first coming on a free position, to tie the game at 10 with 17:42 left.

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Hereford controlled possession after that, with Moneymaker scoring the next two goals and Antonakas adding one to take a 13-10 lead with 8:40 left.

Westminster got one back with 3:30 left when Belle Dintino scored on a free position, but the Owls couldnt get any closer.

We started to come together as a team in the second half, Moneymaker said. We were getting to a lot of the 50-50 balls that we werent getting in the first half and our defense started playing better. It was good for us to come back like that, because we need games like this to get us ready for the rest of the season. We started to play better and better as the game went on.

Hereford 13, Westminster 11

Goals: W Kent 5, Sheehy 2, McAlohan 2, Dintino, Moreland; H Moneymaker 6, Antonakas 3, Kauffman 2, Berquist, Peterson.

Assists: H Antonakas, Ziegler.

Saves: W Hetrick 4, Parks 5; H McGonigle 5. Halftime: 8-8

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Prayer was my topic of discussion the last time I wrote in ThePerryNews.com. But that post mentioned something else that is key to revival. That post stated that true revivals are a back-to-prayer movement and a back-to-the-Bible movement.

I want to finish that post by encouraging you to make not only a back-to-prayer movement. I want to encourage you to make a back-to-the-Bible movement. The Bible is essential for your life.

There is something amorous about reading a hard copy of the Bible. Yet every generation of Americans seems to grow more and more Bible illiterate. I can remember people thinking that reading physical books would fall out of existence when the internet was just becoming popular.

That has proven to be false. Paper books are selling at faster rates every year. But there is one book that deserves our attention more than any other book. That book is the Bible.

Jordan Peterson recently called the Bible the bedrock of agreement, which has built the beautiful way of life those in the U.S. share. That does not mean America is perfect. It means that there needs to be a certain level of agreement among people if they are to get along, build something worth fighting for and continue to exist.

The Bible is the only book that establishes such a consistent point of agreement. The Bible is indispensable to the flourishing of any nation. And it is indispensable to your life.

The Bible gives us four reasons why you need to read the Bible every day. First, The law of the Lord is perfect, bringing back the soul (Ps. 19:1a.). The truths found in the Bible bring you back to God. Read the Bible if you want to hear from God. They are his words.

Second, the Bible makes wise the nave person (Ps. 19:1b.). It is easy think that we have it all together. The challenges of life prove otherwise. We are more nave than we are willing to admit.

God knows the truth, and he loves us so much that he has given us his wisdom in the Bible. Read the Bible if you want to make wise decisions.

Third, the instructions of the Lord are right, rejoicing the hear (Ps. 19:2a.). You are always happy when you know with absolute certainty that you have made the right decision. I am happy every time I think about the woman I chose to marry. Marrying Mandie is the second-best decision I have ever made.

The Bible says that you will be a happier person when you know what God has to say in the Bible because knowing the right thing always makes us happier people.

This leads us to the fourth reason why you ought to read the Bible every day. The greatest decision I have ever made was not marrying Mandie. It was coming back to God for salvation from sin, eternal death and Hell.

Hell is a real place no matter who denies it. Psalm 19:11 says, by them (the judgments of the Lord) Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward (NASB95).

What does the Bible warn us about? The Bible warns us about a place called Hell and the Lake of Fire. The Bible says that God will send you to a real place full of eternal torment in fire called the Lake of Fire if your name is not found in his book of life (Rev. 20:15).

Now many who read this will immediately complain and say that God is unloving for punishing anyone. And it is not my purpose here to offer a defense of the truth. What is true is that God would be unloving to not tell us about a place called the Lake of Fire and how to escape that damnation.

Would you be loving or unloving to tackle your friend who was about to walk off the side of a cliff and fall to his death? You would be loving to save his life. In the same way, God has shown a great deal of his love by giving us the Bible, which warns us about his wrath to come so that we would escape that wrath. That is the ultimate reward for keeping his judgments.

When you keep the judgments of the Lord (Ps. 19:9b.), by reading the Bible, the Bible warns you about the eternal Lake of Fire. The Bible also tells you how you can be saved from that Lake of Fire. Your reward will be eternity in heaven with Jesus when you die if you heed the call to the answer for salvation from the Lake of Fire.

Death is coming for all of us. No matter what trials you go through in life, heaven will be your home if you heed the warning and obey Gods judgments. No matter how scary the times are, eternity with Jesus will be your resting place if you heed the warning and obey Gods judgments.

Salvation from sin and its consequences in Hell will be your reward.

How do you attain the reward? The Bible says, call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 1:2). You can have the forgiveness of sins and eternal life in heaven if you place your faith in Jesus Christ. He alone can save you.

The Bible says, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved (Acts 16:31a). The Bible says, if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9, NASB95).

You can make the greatest decision you will ever make today by trust in Jesus Christ to forgive your sins, save you from The Lake of Fire and promise you heaven when you die.

Call out to Jesus today, and be saved. And if you do trust in Jesus to save you, let me know at pastorandyfbcperry@gmail.com.

The Bible is essential for your life.

The Rev. Andrs Reyes is the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Perry.

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In the last year, TikTok has rapidly become one of the most influential social media platforms. The platform has also influenced publishingmainly through the community known as BookTok. BookTok consists of booksellers, authors, publishers, and (mostly) readers making videos about reading. After creators featured They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, sales of the book rose by 900%. Barnes and Noble began setting up #BookTok tables (and store TikTok accounts), and self-published books starting getting picked up by major publishers (like Olivia Blakes The Atlas Six, acquired by Tor).

Back in September, when I first covered the BookTok phenomenon, I pointed to the feedback loop from readers, then stabilized by (already super-acute) algorithms, that results in hyping up a bestselling book. When booksellers like Barnes & Noble construct these I saw it on #BookTok tables and pull from these lists, that increases the chances people will buy them. Then, readers go and engage with the same kind of content that convinced them to buy it, fueled by algorithms. Rinse, and repeat.

Im not criticizing because these books are popular. Ive read and enjoyed a handful of these authors and have some of the titles on my TBR list. Do I have a problem with them? Sure, some. Do I think there is an oversaturation of a handful of them in greater book discourse? Absolutely. Some of the obvious gaps are that the list is overwhelmingly (racially, not ethnically) white, and there is a gender disparity between fiction and non-fiction.

Authors who wind up promoted by these BookTok echo chambers often include the likes of Sarah J Maas, Holly Black, Holly Jackson, Tracy Deonn, Delia Owens (a whole mess), Madeline Miller, E. Lockhart, Leigh Bardugo, Emily Henry, and Taylor Jenkins Reid (especially her first two novels.) Non-fiction (if you even come across these videos) doesnt fare much better. Theyre (also) New York Times bestsellers from names like Bob Woodward, Robert Acosta, Malcolm Gladwell, Yuval Harai, and Robin Di Angelo.

Sometimes authors (both traditionally published and self-published) will get a boost from social media because of good luck, work ethic, and privilege. The privilege comes from the resources of being social media savvy or deemed attractive by a narrow window of white-centered beauty standards. However, many books that oversaturate BookTok are already supported by traditional publishingan industry with these same barriers (except maybe luck), is less involved. This structure extends into film/TV adaptations, book subscription boxes (like Illumicrate, Owlcrate, and Book of the Month) and celebrity book clubs (most influential to TikTok being Reeses) that work with publishers.

The people that get the most views, attention, and engagement are also creators from a place of privilege. In the past, TikTok has admitted to suppressing the reach of those susceptible to bullying and harassment such as fat, queer and disabled creators. However, unconscious bias on the individual leads to people staying within their group. and their For You Page (FYP) ends up looking a lot like the people who look like them. The algorithm has everyone ending up at different lunch tables recommending the same books to the same people. People with similar interests and life experiences (including nationality) will already have similar books in common.

Good news for viewers at home! There is an easy-ish fix to this. Follow, engage, and like more videos by marginalized creators. Yes, many will still lust over a few of these titles, but they also center non-white, non-Western books in their lists and round ups all the time. For example, Black and brown creators dont wait until some viral act of racism or brutality happens to share books by these communities. And, when they do share Black books, they arent solely highlighting books centered on Black pain. This applies to many BookTokkers of color, marginalized religion (within the U.S.), gender, and sexuality.

Another group worth mentioning is the examination of books by male readers, especially for fiction. As much as Ill eye-roll and cringe at the more viral TikToks of men (particularly in the man-o-sphere and podcast land) talking about books, Ive also had great luck following some. If they mention Jordan Peterson, Robert Greene, any philosopher or dating book, take a quick left and reread the instructions because I said fiction. (There are always exceptions to this rule of course because, #NotAllMen.) If there is a particular trend based on an audio feature from a sub-community (based on a trope, genre, etc.), check there.

Speaking of this audio feature, please use it. Its not just for creators but also for viewers to find other videos. Some audio trends later emerged to kinda counteract these same authors being passed around, so use it! One of the many BookTok specific ones includes the tag A Book You Have Not Seen. These interactions will help your FYP give new suggestions pretty consistently.

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The 2022 NFL Draft starts on Thursday, April 28. As a lead-up to the draft, well be giving a team-by-team breakdown for positional needs. For each team, well give an overview of the current depth chart and how big of a need each position is in the upcoming draft. You can find the rest of the team needs (as theyre updated) and the rest of our draft content in the 2022 NFL Draft hub.

The Minnesota Vikings have eight picks.

Round 1 (12)Round 2 (46)Round 3 (77)Round 5 (156)Round 6 (184)Round 6 (191)Round 6 (192)Round 7 (250)

Interior OL, WR, TE, CB, S

The Minnesota Vikings have the 10th easiest NFL strength of schedule for the 2022 NFL season.

By Rich Hribar

Kirk CousinsKellen MondSean MannionNate Stanley

Kirk Cousins inked a one-year extension this offseason to move money around, all but ensuring that he is the starter for the Vikings over the next two seasons.

The Vikings are a long shot to take a quarterback here, but the backup situation in Minnesota remains one of the leagues worst as anytime we have had to see Sean Mannion play meaningful football it has been a disaster.

The team still has Kellen Mond in his second season after selecting him in the third round last year to press Mannion as the QB2.

Dalvin CookAlexander MattisonKene NwangwuA.J. RoseC.J. Ham (FB)

Dalvin Cook showed a little wear last season. Despite 1,383 yards from scrimmage, Cook averaged a career-low 4.9 yards per touch while he averaged a career-low 2.6 receptions per game for just 6.6 yards per catch.

Cook also had to fight a number of injuries, missing another four games, leaving him without a full season played through five years in the league.

The Vikings still have Cook signed through 2025, although they could get out of his contract at any point after this season with palatable dead cap. That said, this is still completely Cooks backfield at the moment.

Alexander Mattison is in the final year of his rookie deal while Kene Nwangwu is still a work in progress at getting significant work as a runner.

The Vikings could add a late-round rookie contract here but are more than in a spot where they can kick the can on this backfield as it is currently built and address the potential of Mattison moving on or Cook tailing off next offseason.

Justin JeffersonAdam ThielenK.J. OsbornOlabisi JohnsonIhmir Smith-MarsetteDan ChisenaTrishton JacksonBlake ProehlMyron Mitchell

Minnesota has a true superstar on its hands in Justin Jefferson. While they inevitably will have to hand him a massive contract, the team has plenty of runway left in getting to that point.

Adam Thielen averaged a career-low 10.8 yards per catch, but he remained one of the best touchdown-or-bust options, scoring 10 times over 13 games before an ankle injury cut his season short.

Thielen will turn 32 this August. He restructured his deal this offseason, which leaves Minnesota with an out to move after this season ($13.5 million in dead cap), but more likely 2024 ($7 million).

K.J. Osborn chipped in a productive season in his second year in the league, catching 50 passes for 655 yards and seven touchdowns. That said, his 46% success rate per target was the lowest of the wideouts this offense leaned.

Osborn can continue to improve but paired with Theilens age and declining peripheral output of his own, wide receiver is sneakily a larger need for this offense than assumed on the surface.

This is not only for insurance on Thielen or upgrading talent on Osborn, but also factoring in new head coach Kevin OConnell, who comes from an offensive tree that has lived in 11 personnel. This past season, Minnesota was 26th in the league in offensive plays with three or more wide receivers on the field (583) while the Rams were first (906). Minnesota does not have to push wide receiver at pick No. 12, but they should add to the position.

Irv SmithJohnny MundtBen EllefsonZach Davidson

We still do not know what we have in Irv Smith Jr. as he missed all of 2021 due to a meniscus injury. Many had hoped it would be a breakout year for Smith in his third season with Kyle Rudolph leaving in the offseason, but now Smith enters the final year of his rookie contract with a lot to prove.

Smith is still a puppy (turning 24 years old in August) that took a step forward in year two, upping his yards per catch from 8.6 to 12.2 in 2020 while scoring five times after twice as a rookie. Smith is the only receiving tight end on the roster, so there is a lot riding on his return.

After Smith, blocking tight end Johnny Mundt followed OConnell to Minnesota. Mundt is the only tight end on the roster currently signed beyond this season. While the Vikings still have upside in Smith, they should explore adding insurance and contractual depth to the position with a later pick if they do not add another veteran.

LT: Christian Darrisaw/Blake BrandelLG: Ezra Cleveland/Wyatt Davis/Kyle HintonC: Garrett Bradbury/Austin SchlottmanRG: Jesse Davis/Oli Udoh/Chris ReedRT: Brian ONeill/Timon Parris

Minnesota has long been chasing trying to solidify this offensive line, and 2021 was another season where they were at the back end of the league in output up front.

The Vikings closed the year 25th in ESPNs Pass Block Win Rate (54%), although much better in their run blocking win rate metric, ranking 13th (71%). Per Pro Football Focus, the Vikings ranked 17th in pressure rate allowed (34.6%), but Cousins has been great at limiting sacks as they were just fifth in sack rate allowed (4.7%).

Minnesota has invested a lot of recent draft capital into the position as four of their five projected starters were selected by the team in the first or second round, with all of Darrisaw, Cleveland, and Bradbury selected over the past three drafts.

The good news is that the three players with the highest pressure rates allowed in 2021 (Rashod Hill, Mason Cole, and Oli Udoh) are not expected to be starters or are no longer with the team.

For better or worse, the Vikings have all of their starting spots locked up outside of right guard and only Garrett Bradbury is on a potentially expiring contract (his fifth-year option remains available until May 2nd). Given that Bradbury was 30th in grades among centers in 2021 per Pro Football Focus, it is hard to believe the Vikings will pick that option up.

With Darrisaw and ONeil signed for multiple seasons, the tackle spots are secure, but the interior offensive line can be added to for competition and contractual depth.

Minnesota signed veteran Jesse Davis from the Dolphins to compete at right guard. Davis struggled in 2021, allowing a 8.9% pressure rate over 644 pass blocking snaps. Chris Reed will turn 30 years old this July, drawing 29 starts over his seven years in the league. He spent 2021 with the Colts, allowing a 6.2% pressure rate on 259 pass blocking snaps.

By Dan Pizzuta

Dalvin TomlinsonHarrison PhillipsArmon WattsJames LynchJaylen TwymanJordan ScottTy McGillTJ Smith

The Vikings were one of the leagues worst run defenses last season, 29th in EPA allowed per rush attempt. Enter Harrison Phillips, who ranked eighth in ESPNs Run Stop Win Rate among defensive tackles with the Buffalo Bills last season. Phillips also ranked 30th at the position in pressure rate, which was better than any Vikings interior defender in 2021.

Phillips will line up next to Dalvin Tomlinson, who played 53% of the defensive snaps last season. Tomlinson was 47th among defensive tackles in pressure rate. Tomlinsons pass rush has never been his biggest asset but his impact run defense also fell slightly short in 2021 with just two tackles for loss after 15 combined over the past two seasons. His contract voids after the 2022 season.

Armon Watts played 55% of the defensive snaps and had some pass rush production with 10 quarterback hits after three combined his previous two seasons. Watts, a 2019 sixth-round pick, is on the final year of his rookie deal.

Danielle HunterZaDarius SmithD.J. WonnumKenny WillekesPatrick Jones IIJanarius Robinson

The Vikings lost Danielle Hunter to a torn pec midseason and it appeared they might lose him this offseason but a potential trade never materialized. Instead, Minnesota restructured his contract to keep him through the 2023 season.

When healthy, Hunter remains a top pass rusher, having 29 combined sacks from 2019-2020. Hunter was 32nd in pressure rate among edge rushers last season in his limited time on the field.

ZaDarius Smith will be the No. 2 across from Hunter after he briefly flirted with signing back in Baltimore this offseason. Smith missed just about all of the 2021 season but had 26 combined sacks over the previous two seasons.

D.J. Wonnum played 79% of the defensive snaps in 2021 and put up eight sacks, but those came on just 15 quarterback hits. He ranked 83rd among 102 edge rushers in pressure rate last season but profiles much better as a No. 3 than the full-time player he was last season.

Eric KendricksJordan HicksBlake LynchTroy DyeRyan ConnellyChazz SurrattTuf Borland

Eric Kendricks had some ups and downs in coverage. He was good at deterring targets but when he was thrown at, yards were gained he ranked 65th among linebackers in yards allowed per coverage snap, though 20th in targets per coverage snap.

The Vikings signed Jordan Hicks, who continued to play well as the Arizona Cardinals tried to force him out of the starting lineup but couldnt. Hicks is going to turn 30 years old in June but he was one of the leagues best coverage linebackers last season 12th in yards allowed per coverage snap.

Patrick PetersonCameron DantzlerChandon SullivanNate HairstonKris BoydHarrison HandParry NickersonTye Smith

Patrick Peterson had a bit of a bounceback in his first season with the Vikings, ranking 38th among cornerbacks in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap, which accounts for touchdowns and interceptions. Peterson will turn 32 years old in July and announced he will return to Minnesota for another season.

Cameron Dantzler played 57% of the defensive snaps across 14 games and had a solid year in his sophomore season, ranked 29th in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap.

The Vikings brought in some reinforcements for depth with Chandon Sullivan and Nate Hairston. Sullivan played a super-utility role for the Packers last season, playing 77% of the defensive snaps. He ranked 12 in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap. Hairston only played limited snaps for the Broncos last season, but has been a solid slot corner throughout his career. Both were only brought in on one-year deals.

Harrison SmithCamryn BynumJosh MetellusMyles Dorn

Harrison Smith has been a constant in the Minnesota defensive backfield. The safety turned 33 years old in February and while he contract runs through 2025, the money flow suggests this will be the last year with the Vikings.

Thats going to put a lot of focus on the future, since there isnt even a clear answer for a second safety to play with Smith for 2022. Last season, that was Xavier Woods, who played 100% of the defensive snaps on a one-year deal, but he left in free agency.

Camryn Bynum, a 2021 fourth-round pick, played 17% of the defensive snaps in his rookie season and would likely be the starting safety if the season started today.

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