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Matt Kalil | Tackle

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Age / DOB:  (23) / 7/6/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'7' / 306
College: USC
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Vikings LT Matt Kalil revealed that he battled pneumonia last season and played the final three games at 290-295 pounds.
Kalil says he dropped as low as 280 this offseason. He's now back up to his normal playing weight of 305, but Kalil says he plans to bulk up to 315 for his sophomore season. The weight loss likely explains why he gave up two sacks in the final two games after giving up just one in his first 15 contests. May 1 - 10:52 PM
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities

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Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Vikings first-round LT Matt Kalil hasn't allowed a sack through four games.

Kalil, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft, has been as advertised. He didn't allow a single sack of Matt Barkley during his final season at USC and is keeping Christian Ponder clean at the NFL level. It's one of the reasons the Vikings are off to a 3-1 start.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:24:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Matt Kalil has taken all the first-team left tackle reps at Vikings camp, as expected.

The Vikings aren't going to ease the No. 4 overall pick in. After not allowing a single sack as a junior at USC last season, Kalil will stabilize Christian Ponder's blind side. Last year's left tackle, Charlie Johnson, should have a bounce-back year at his more natural left guard spot.
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Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 08:38:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Vikings agreed to terms with No. 4 overall pick LT Matt Kalil on a four-year, $19.77 million contract.

The consensus top tackle prospect in the draft, Kalil projects to serve as the Vikings' franchise left tackle for a decade. He didn't allow a single sack while manning that spot for USC last season. At 6'7/295, the younger brother of Panthers center Ryan Kalil figures to get even better in the run game once he adds some size. Only four first-round picks now remain unsigned.
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 12:48:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

The Vikings are insisting on including full offset language in the contract for No. 4 overall pick LT Matt Kalil.

As a projected franchise left tackle, Kalil is highly unlikely to be cut in the next four years. That makes this cumbersome offset language issue a virtual moot point. But the Vikings insist on including it for all their draft picks, so the two sides are haggling.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Wed, Jul 25, 2012 10:22:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Vikings selected USC LT Matt Kalil with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.

The Vikings were able to trade down a spot and still get the player they've been most consistently linked to since the draft order was finalized. This year's consensus top tackle prospect, Kalil clocks in at a mountainous 6-foot-7, 295 pounds, and could immediately be a top-ten left tackle. Protecting potential 2013 No. 1 pick Matt Barkley, Kalil didn't allow a single sack his final season at USC. Now moving to left guard, Charlie Johnson's days of manning the blindside in Minnesota are over.
Related: Charlie Johnson
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 08:27:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

GM Buddy Nix laughed off reports that the Bills will attempt to trade up in the draft for USC LT Matt Kalil.

According to Nix, there's no "validity" to the reports and he's expressed no interest in moving either way. Nix went on to add that he's more likely to move down than up because he can't afford to surrender the extra pick(s) it would take to land Kalil.
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Source: BuffaloBills.com
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 01:58:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

A source tells the Buffalo News that the Bills' interest in trading up for USC LT Matt Kalil is "legitimate," and gives the team a "good chance" to secure this year's top offensive tackle.

NFL Network's Charley Casserly reported this first last night, and it has also been confirmed by Profootballtalk.com. In this scenario, the Bills would wait for the Vikings to go on the clock at three to get serious about proposals of compensation. Buffalo is willing to surrender pick Nos. 10 and 41 in order to move up for Kalil. Minnesota may ask for a late-round "sweetener," but this looks like a draft-day deal that has strong potential to happen.
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Source: Buffalo News
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 09:30:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

A league source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to PFT's Mike Florio that the Bills are interested in a left tackle in the first round.

CBS Sports' Charley Casserly reported late Wednesday that Buffalo wants to trade up for USC LT Matt Kalil. Florio confirms that is the case, but if the cost is too rich, Bills GM Buddy Nix would prefer to trade down and use a later first-round pick on a tackle, perhaps Stanford's Jonathan Martin. Nix doesn't believe the tackles behind Kalil are worthy of No. 10 overall.
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Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 11:46:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

CBS Sports' Charley Casserly reports that the Bills want to trade up to draft USC LT Matt Kalil, and would throw in a second-round pick to pull it off.

The Bills would presumably trade up to No. 3 and send the Vikings, at least, picks No. 10 and 41. Kalil would give Buffalo a long-term solution at a position that has seen Jason Peters and Demetress Bell come and go over the last few seasons. The Vikings are surely fielding offers for No. 3 from all over the league, but will be hard-pressed to land a better complementary pick than No. 41. Of course, this story may also have been spread by Minnesota in order to create a market for the third overall selection.
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Source: Charlie Casserly on Twitter
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 08:14:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Bob Sansevere of the St. Paul Pioneer Press "would be surprised" if the Vikings selected USC OT Matt Kalil on Thursday.

Based on Vikings GM Rick Spielman's comments to both the media and to him personally, Sansevere feels the pick will be LSU CB Morris Claiborne. Sansevere believes Spielman was "blowing spoke" when he mentioned the team's need for an elite left tackle, and that the Vikings are content being average at the position. At this point, Claiborne is the favorite to come off the board at No. 3.
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Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 08:12:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

Vikings GM Rick Spielman insists trade talk at No. 3 overall has heated up to the point where there is potential to get a deal done by Thursday evening.

"We're going to be very open to the trade scenario," Spielman said. "That front has really heated up over the last 24 hours and I'm sure it'll continue to heat up as we head into Thursday night." Spielman has been trying to fan this trade flame for more than two months now. He reiterated that the Vikes will choose between OT Matt Kalil, CB Morris Claiborne, and WR Justin Blackmon if a trade can't be finalized.
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Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 03:20:00 PM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

SI's Peter King reports the Vikings are "still a (USC LT) Matt Kalil team."

However, King does allow the draft's top tackle could fall and "be in play for Buffalo at (No.) 10." If the Vikings pass on Kalil, it will be either because they've traded down or decided that cornerback is a bigger need and taken LSU's Morris Claiborne. The Tampa Bay Times reported Monday there are "strong suggestions in NFL circles" Minnesota will pass on Kalil, while ESPN's Adam Schefter said Saturday he's only "28.3 percent sure" Kalil will be the pick at No. 3.
Related: Vikings
Source: Sports Illustrated
Mon, Apr 23, 2012 09:45:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

According to the Tampa Bay Times, there are "strong suggestions in NFL circles" the Vikings will pass on Matt Kalil with the No. 3 pick.

Adam Schefter isn't the only reporter hearing the Vikings aren't locked in on the draft's top tackle. The Times' report takes the angle that Kalil could be an option for the Bucs at No. 5 if he slips past Minnesota. Bucs LT Donald Penn has four years and roughly $22 million remaining on his contract, but has already been paid most of his guaranteed money, and is coming off a down 2011 season. It's possible the Vikes are genuinely considering going against the grain, but it's just as likely they're trying to drum up trade interest in the No. 3 pick.
Related: Vikings, Buccaneers
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Mon, Apr 23, 2012 08:29:00 AM
Matt Kalil - T - Vikings

NFL Films guru Greg Cosell does not have USC LT Matt Kalil among the first 10 picks in his mock draft.

Cosell has cautioned that the "explanations (will be) more important than the actual picks" in the mock draft he's set to release on Monday, but it's still an extremely interesting opinion from one of the football media's biggest film junkies. The odds Kalil falls out of the top 10 on Thursday are near, if not, zero.
Source: Greg Cosell on Twitter
Sat, Apr 21, 2012 05:53:00 PM

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PosRoleName
QB1Christian Ponder
2Matt Cassel
3McLeod Bethel-Thompson
4James Vandenberg
RB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
3Matt Asiata
4Joe Banyard
5Jerodis Williams
GLB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
3RB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
FB1Jerome Felton
2Zach Line
WR11Greg Jennings
2Jarius Wright
3Joe Webb
4Greg Childs
5Chris Summers
WR21Jerome Simpson
2Cordarrelle Patterson
3Stephen Burton
4Rodney Smith
5Erik Highsmith
WR31Cordarrelle Patterson
TE1Kyle Rudolph
2John Carlson
3Rhett Ellison
4Chase Ford
5Colin Anderson
K1Blair Walsh