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Even though everyone knew that it would either be McDermott or Cutting for one spot, Cutting said “it’s a rough thing to go through with someone that has taught you so much and has been here for so long.”
“Kevin is a great person. That’s an understatement,” Cutting said. “He’s a really, really good guy, and to be able to learn from him, things on the field, different things for a punt, different things for a field goal and stuff off the field, it’s been a cool experience.”
Cutting’s role seems to be the only thing that’s set among Vikings specialists as training camp heads for its final three practices that will be open to the public. It’s still nearly a month, however, before the regular-season opener against Atlanta on Sept. 8.
Minnesota brought in kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik via a trade with Baltimore on Sunday, but Zimmer said Monday that the plan for the Norway native is still in flux. Matt Wile is the returning punter/holder from 2018, but the Vikings have had Chad Beebe and Adam Thielen hold for kicks this camp.
Wile hasn’t been holding since Friday’s preseason opener because of a cut he suffered in the game, Zimmer said.
“He had stitches. You guys missed it,” Zimmer said.
Asked how long that might affect Wile, Zimmer replied, “I don’t know. I’m not a doctor. However long stitches take, I guess.”
Veteran kicker Dan Bailey joined the Vikings in Week 3 of the 2018 season and re-signed during free agency.
Zimmer expressed his confidence in Bailey on Sunday.
“I really like Dan Bailey. He’s a very professional and mature kid,” Zimmer said. “We have been having some issues with the snap, hold, and kick [process], and having two long snappers is adding to that a little bit because timing is different. The holding, we are working on quite a bit, but I like Dan.”