Tag: Dakota Dozier

Jan 3, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Dakota Dozier (78) before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

Bears put OL Dakota Dozier (leg) on IR

Posted on | by Field Level Media

The Chicago Bears put offensive lineman Dakota Dozier on injured reserve Tuesday after their offseason acquisition suffered a leg injury last week.

Dozier, 31, was carted off the field at a June 14 minicamp practice with what appeared to be a left knee injury.

Dozier was signed as a free agent in March and he was slated to battle for the starting right guard position.

The 2014 fourth-round pick has played in 76 games (27 starts) with the New York Jets (2014-18) and Minnesota Vikings (2019-21). He started all 16 games with the Vikings in 2020.

In a corresponding move, the Bears signed cornerback Jayson Stanley.

Stanley, 25, is a former undrafted free agent who appeared in eight games with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. He played seven snaps on defense and 129 on special teams.

–Field Level Media

Jan 3, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Dakota Dozier (78) before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Dakota Dozier released from hospital after COVID-19 bout

Posted on | by Field Level Media

Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Dakota Dozier, who was hospitalized due to a bout with COVID-19 last week, has been released from the hospital, NFL Network reported.

Dozier, 30, was admitted with breathing issues Tuesday despite being fully vaccinated, per multiple reports.

Dozier went on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Nov. 5.

“He’s stable now, but it was scary,” head coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday.

In all, 29 members of the organization had to be placed in COVID-19 protocol as close contacts as a result of their exposure to Dozier.

The 30-year-old Dozier is in his seventh NFL season and third with the Vikings. He has appeared in three games (no starts) this season but started all 16 and played 100 percent of the snaps in 2020 for Minnesota.

–Field Level Media

Jan 3, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Dakota Dozier (78) before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

Vikings re-sign G Dakota Dozier

Posted on | by Field Level Media

Sep 27, 2020; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Los Angeles Rams center Austin Blythe (66) points out a blocking scheme against the Buffalo Bills in the second quarter at Bills Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

The Minnesota Vikings re-signed offensive guard Dakota Dozier to a contract, the team announced Tuesday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Vikings, however the NFL Network reported it was a one-year deal.

The Vikings also placed tight end Hale Hentges on the reserve/retired list. Minnesota will hold his rights should Hentges elect to return to the NFL.

Dozier started all 16 games at left guard for the Vikings last season after signing a one-year, $1 million contract on March 30, 2020. He played in all 16 games (starting four) with Minnesota in 2019 after spending his first five NFL campaigns with the New York Jets.

Dozier, who will turn 30 on April 30, has appeared in 70 career games (27 starts) with the Vikings and Jets since being selected by New York in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Hentges, 24, logged seven snaps on special teams in his lone game with the Vikings last season.

He had eight receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown in 11 games (four starts) with the Washington Football Team in 2019.

–Field Level Media