{"id":20979,"date":"2024-12-25T13:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T13:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20979"},"modified":"2024-12-25T13:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T13:43:38","slug":"vikings-sign-4-million-former-3rd-round-pick-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20979","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MixCollage-24-Dec-2024-07-01-PM-8338-e1735088608419.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MixCollage-24-Dec-2024-07-01-PM-8338-e1735088608419.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MixCollage-24-Dec-2024-07-01-PM-8338-e1735088608419.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MixCollage-24-Dec-2024-07-01-PM-8338-e1735088608419.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas #20 looks on after facing the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Minnesota Vikings are gearing up for the postseason, with seeding and the NFC North crown the only stakes remaining in the regular season, and they have added former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas to the roster to bolster their group.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings announced the move on December 24, making them Thomas\u2019 third team since December 17, when the 49ers waived him.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially claimed by the Indianapolis Colts but was waived after failing his physical.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cf32e6af9d8a0c553be6173ac9731a2c\">\n<div>\n<article>Ambry Thomas picks off Geno \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAmbry Thomas hasn\u2019t played at all this year due to injury but he was pretty decent in 2023 as a 2nd year corner,\u201d The Blue Stable\u2019s Landon Oliver posted on X on December 18. \u201cWas PFF\u2019s 33rd overall graded CB in 2023 above names like L\u2019Jarius Sneed, Jaire Alexander, and Denzel Ward. Injuries have plagued his career early on but there is talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third-round pick by the 49ers in 2021, Ambry has 79 total tackles, 12 pass deflections, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 1 recovery in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was teammates with standout Vikings safety Josh Metellus in college at Michigan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mixed Messages on Ambry Thomas\u2019 Health<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5228498\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1367933345-e1735088394597.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5228498\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5228498\">GettyAmbry Thomas #20 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Colts claimed Thomas one day after the 49ers waived him. They too waived him, this time with a failed physical, one day later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Colts failed former 49ers CB Ambry Thomas on his physical today, one day after claiming him on waivers, saying his previous forearm injury isn\u2019t completely healed,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported on X on December 19. \u201cThe 49ers cleared him over a month ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Schefter reports Thomas\u2019 agent, Drew Rosenhaus, is healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmbry feels good and is ready to play,\u201d Rosenhaus, per Schefter. \u201cMy prediction is he will pass his next physical.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"78b59af29cb389ff19cbafdd42c9cfb8\">\n<div>\n<article>In honor of Ambry Thomas\u2019 24th birthday, let\u2019s throw it back to his playoff-clinching overtime interception in week 18 of the 2021 season<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas has started 11 of the 42 games he has played in during his career. He allowed 62.5% completion on throws in his coverage as a rookie, per Pro Football Reference. But Thomas allowed 83.3% and 70.2% completion in 2022 and 2023, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He was in the final year of a four-year, $4.4 million contract.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Vikings Take Flier on Former 49ers Draft Pick<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5228502\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2191105734-e1735088720681.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5228502\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5228502\">GettyMinnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores looks on against the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas turned 25 years old in September, giving the Vikings a touch of youth in what is a veteran-laden cornerback room. Two of their top three corners \u2013 Stephon Gilmore and Shaquille Griffin \u2013 will be 30 or older when next season starts. All three players are free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Murphy is 26 years old, but he could be pricey in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Dwight McGlothern turns 23 in February. But he is an undrafted rookie free agent, and the Vikings\u2019 other young players from the start of the season are either gone or not contributing.<\/p>\n<p>Mekhi Blackmon tore his ACL before training camp. He is on injured reserve with Najee Thompson. Rookie fourth-round pick Khyree Jackson was killed in a car crash in July. The Vikings traded Andrew Booth (Dallas Cowboys) and waived Akayleb Evans (Carolina Panthers).<\/p>\n<p>Thomas joins ex-Cowboys Kelvin Joseph and Nahshon Wright on the Vikings\u2019 practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas may not see the field for the Vikings with two games in the regular season leaving him little time to learn the playbook.<\/p>\n<p>But getting him into the building early gives the Vikings a head start on scouting him and seeing where his health is. It is also additional insurance at a position they have already had to scour the free agent market, namely for Fabian Moreau, in light of their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Buckhalter covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. He has covered both leagues since 2016, including bylines at FanSided, Last Word on Sports and Clocker Sports. He&#8217;s based in Villa Park, Illinois. Follow Josh on Twitter and Instagram: @JoshGBuck More about Josh Buckhalter<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Vikings News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Vikings bolstered their roster at signing former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=20979\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vikings Sign $4 Million Former 3rd-Round Pick in Free Agency - 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