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Here’s Who Should Replace Alexander Mattison

The Minnesota Vikings made the move official on Monday, and sometime soon, the club will have to replace Alexander Mattison.

Here’s Who Should Replace Alexander Mattison

After five seasons, Minnesota cut ties with Mattison this week, saving about $3 million in cap space and presumably pivoting to Ty Chandler at RB1. But before too long, the Vikings will need honest-to-goodness depth behind Chandler, an RB2 to form a true committee.

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When the time arrives, that should be rookie tailback Braelon Allen from the University of Wisconsin.