The Minnesota Vikings held a surprising tryout on Thursday afternoon by hosting punter Brock Miller per Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson.
Buy Vikings TicketsVikings worked out veteran punter Brock Miller today @Br0ckMiller
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) November 3, 2022
Miller is a 31-year-old punter that has only been on an NFL roster for three months when he was with the San Francisco 49ers during the 2017 offseason.
He did punt for the New Jersey Generals this past spring in the USFL and was successful. He averaged 46.3 yards per punt on 31 punts with 10 of them being pinned inside the 20-yard line.
Rookie punter Ryan Wright has had a successful season through seven games which raises the question why the Vikings would host a punter tryout. Well, the answer is simple. Miller is a left footed punter, and the Vikings will be facing one in Tress Way in Washington.
One way to give your punt returner some scouted looks off a left-footed punter.. https://t.co/8RBySoWnFk
— Andrew Krammer (@Andrew_Krammer) November 3, 2022
This is a smart strategy by the Vikings, as the ball spins differently with a left-footed punter. With Jalen Reagor’s issues in fielding punts, this was a wise move.
