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The final episode of the Ellen DeGeneres show aired on May 17. With time, the show has managed to grow its following while also increasing the stars net worth.

Ellen has been vocal about her decision to end the show after 19 seasons. On May 17, the last episode of the show aired and only the memories of it have been left behind.

During the final few episodes, Ellen made a show she welcomed her favorite guests and allowed the audience to have a bit of fun.

As per Celebrity Net Worth, Ellen has an estimated net worth of $500 million. The outlet further notes that the actress has around $75 million as her salary.

Before becoming a daytime talk show host, Ellen had been working as a standup comedian. The reality star had also done odd jobs before she gained popularity.

As per the outlet, she was named the Funniest Person in America in 1984. Following this, she was offered small roles in various shows. However, her life completely changed in 1992 when she got a role in ABCs These Friends of Mine. The shows name was later changed to Ellen.

After the huge success of the show, Ellen landed her own talk show. The television host managed to impress everyone with her charming personality.

Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban were invited for the last episode of the show. Along with the duo, some of Ellens friends who have also been guests on the show shared a special message for her as the host bid goodbye to the show.

One of them had been Kevin Hart. Kevin reminded Ellen about all the fun times they had on the set and even revealed he had sent her a blanket along with a lifetime supply of chicken soup.

The next person to send a farewell message to Ellen was David Spade. The actor looked back at the time when Ellen scared him on the show. While he admitted they still gave him nightmares, David wished Ellen good luck in the future.

Lastly, Chelsea Handler came forward with a special message. She asked the television host to go have fun after running the show for 19 seasons.

Ellen admitted she was ending the show because she thought it was the right time to do so.

In one of her episodes, she said: The truth is, I always trust my instincts. My instinct told me its time. Two years ago, I signed a deal for three more years and I always knew in my heart that season 19 would be my last. I want you to know that Ive thought a lot about this decision. I sat with it for a while. I meditated on it.

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Kansas football coach Lance Leipold updates spring ball progress

Lance Leipold spoke Tuesday and provided an update on how spring football was progressing for the Jayhawks. Here's what the Kansas coach said.

Jordan Guskey, Topeka Capital-Journal

LAWRENCE Among the changes made by Kansas football coach Lance Leipold to the Jayhawks staff of defensive assistants afterthe 2021 season, Jordan Peterson returned to an on-field role with the program.

Peterson, an analyst last season, is now the defensive backs coach. The cornerbacks are his responsibility, but as Leipold saidThursday in a Hawk Talk appearance, Peterson will work with defensive coordinator Brian Borland with the defensive backs as a whole. And after the whirlwind experience that happeneda year ago, after embracing a chance to remain in Lawrence with Leipold during Leipolds first season at the helm, Peterson is excited to be where he is.

A lot of personalities in that room, said Peterson, speaking Thursday with reporters about the cornerbacks specifically. It kind of runs the gamut, as far as some guys are really, really quiet. Some guys, not so much. But they have one thing in common:They all really love football. And obviously theres different coaching styles and things that theyve got to get accustomed to, but Im really excited about the progress that that young groups made so far this spring.

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Here are a few things to think about with Kansas cornerbacks room, based on what's happened during spring ball through Thursdays practice, assummer approaches:

Redshirt junior cornerback Kalon Gervin was one of a number of transfers brought in after this past season ended, and onewhose effect on the secondary could be immediate. He joined the Jayhawks from Michigan State. And according to Peterson, Gervin was impressive from the first conversation the two shared.

Peterson said that as a staff they looked to the transfer portal for the position because they wanted to add maturity and leadership, and that Gervin has embraced that role and tried to earn the necessary respect from his teammates. Peterson described Gervin as a young man who has a quiet confidence and a quality demeanor, who understands scheme. Peterson said there are younger players in the room who have untapped talent, and Gervin adds an element that pushes them to improve.

(Gervin)s competed at a high level before, started a lot of games, Peterson said. … He kind of started behind the eight-ball just from a verbiage standpoint, trying to learn the defense and just trying to teach him multiple positions at corner and then again at our cinco/nickel positions in the slot. So, again, hes a guy that loves football. So, hes kind of putting the work in, and from a body-position and a body-type standpoint, hes really, really good. Really mature.

Gervin saidhe feels he has the playbook down now, and looking ahead will just try to improve his game holistically. Hes enjoyed building relationships with teammates and members of the staff. There have been challenges adjusting, of course, but hes accepted those challenges.

More: Here's what Lance Leipold is watching for in Kansas football's spring game

There are a number of players whove stood out at cornerback, both to Gervin and Peterson.

For Gervin, that would be sophomores CamRon Dabney and Jacobee Bryant. Gervin considers both playmakers, and guys who arent hesitant like younger players sometimes can be.

For Peterson, everyones flashed their potential at times and redshirt sophomore RaMello Dotson has been the most consistent among those who returned. Peterson said Dotson leads by example, and has made tremendous strides with press technique and other things theyve asked him to be more consistent in.

So, are those the cornerbacks who have been receiving the most reps with the starters?

At corner, weve really tried to cycle that through, Peterson said. At safety its been (sophomore) O.J. (Burroughs) and (senior) Kenny (Logan Jr.), primarily, with (sophomore Edwin White-Schultz) coming in there and rotating with those guys. So, its kind of been a three-man rotation there.

"But at corner, especially with us playing those guys at cinco and other positions as well, I dont want them to ever feel comfortable just listening to one voice. So, all spring … theyve been cycling through whos with the 1s, whos with the 2s, whos with the 3s.

Peterson said the aim was to use the spring to push guys to their limit to see who can handle what. He wants them to perfect their craft, no matter whos on the field with them. As he points out, theres no telling what can happen during a season.

More: Lance Leipold thinks Kansas' basketball success can help with football recruiting

Peterson is striving for more consistency with his current players, when it comes to their mental fortitude. He sees them learning the defense, and is looking for better technique. Looking back at last season, according to Peterson, some of the mistakes that made guys look like they got beat on plays were really due to mental lapses such as understanding where their help was.

On the recruiting trail, Petersons No. 1 goal is to analyze a prospects mentality. When it comes to physical traits, hes pointing to speed, ability to change direction, ball skills and an eager will totackle. And while the further they get into recruiting someone the more positional-based that recruiting can get, he does have specific areas of focus.

Ill have north Houston, Peterson said. Ill bleed over to east Texas and some of my connections closer into central Texas. My regional area is southeast Kansas City … and then I have Phoenix, and kind of the greater Phoenix area.

Jordan Guskey coversUniversity of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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Miami Tech Month is jam-packed with events, conferences and parties, and will have something for everyone, including the annual eMerge Americas conference, a huge Miami Tech Hiring Fair, the 4-day Bitcoin 2022, a Crypto Gala and several new-to-Miami conferences. Its a chance to show off to visitors as well as celebrate what Miami Mayor Francis Suarez calls The Miami Miracle.

Miami Tech Month is already off and running, kicked off by the inaugural 3-day Miami NFT Week founded by Gianni DAlerta, Ted Lucas and Erik LaPaglia. The event, held April 1-3, ended up attracting 4,000 in person, and 3,000 more virtually. If you missed our coverage of the conference and Miami NFT Weeks origin story, find it here and here. Organizers say Miami NFT Week will return in 2023, and the team plans some smaller event activations over the next year leading up to the big event.

Ready for more? Here are some events you may want to attend. Find more events on MiamiTechMonth.com or Refresh Miamis events calendar.

Bitcoin 2022, April 6-9, Miami Beach Convention Center: The worlds largest Bitcoin conference will be back in Miami-Dade for the second year, but bigger. Organizers expect about 30,000 to attend. Hear keynotes by Founders Fund Partner Peter Thiel, psychologist and YouTube personality Jordan Peterson, tech investor Cathie Wood, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor and others, and this year also includes a music festival. Learn more here.

Miami Tech Happy Hour, April 6, Freehold:This recurring happy hour at the Freehold in Wynwood will celebrate the Bitcoin Miami conference with free drinks, plus each attendee will get $10 worth of Bitcoin for their Exodus Lightning digital wallets.Its one of dozens of happy hours, after-parties and other social events this month to welcome our visitors, Learn more here.

Crypto Gala, April 8, Le Rouge, Wynwood: Presented by TokenSociety, Crypto Gala promises an NFT auction, a panel with top speakers as Sean Kelly (Chibi Dinos NFT founder), Michael Terpin, Rarible founders, and Jeremy Gardner, as well as a party with a famous performer. . In addition, famous NFT artists like Ale Glatt (Fruit guy) and DoWhatYouLove agreed to donate their NFTs to charity. All of the profits from the NFT auction will go to the Miami-based female-led nonprofit Code/Art. Learn more here.

eMerge Americas + Ironhack Hackathon, April 9, Miami Dade College: Over 100 elite developers will be tasked to deploy Web3 Tech to create an innovative and unique solution that creates significant, positive change that addresses a pressing social challenge. The winning team will be awarded$10,000 cash in prize money. In addition to the cash prize, the winners will receive a prize from Ironhack. To increase inclusivity in tech there will also be a special prize from Meta for a junior team.Learn more here.

Park and Bay Cleanup, April 10, Coconut Grove: Presented by Algorand, the cleanup at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove will benefit the Blue Scholars Initiative, an organization that connects students with hands-on marine science education opportunities.Learn more here.

BITE-Con, April 11-12, Florida Memorial University: Founded by Miami entrepreneur Temante Leary, the all-new Black Innovation Technology & Entertainment (BITE) Conference will work to connect Black students and entrepreneurs with the latest trends in emerging technologies. BITE-CON also will announce the first-ever E-sports scholarship and fund for students at an HBCU. Networking and live entertainment will also be featured. Learn more here.

Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair, April 14, Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus: More than 55 companies hiring for at least 1,550 positions will post up at the latest tech hiring fair produced by Miami Mayor Francis Suarezs Venture Miami team. Attendees should come ready for on-site interviews and on-the-spot hiring. An Uber voucher code, VENTUREMIAMI, will allow attendees to receive two $15 Uber credits for the event. Learn more here.

Emerge Americas, April 18-19, Miami Beach Convention Center: After a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, eMerge Americas returns, with Blockchain.com as presenting sponsor. Keynote speakers include tennis superstar and investor Serena Williams, reddit co-founder and 776 Ventures CEO Alexis Ohanian (and her husband), Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith, Shark Tank star Kevin OLeary, OKcoin CEO Hong Fang and others. In addition to a Women Innovation and Technology Summit and an Investors Summit, eMerge will host a U.S. Conference of Mayors summit focused on cryptocurrency adoption, and as always the conference will end with the Startup Showcase winner announcement. Learn more here.

React Miami Conference, April 18-19, Miami Beach Convention Center:Organized by Michelle Bakels, React will bring together more than 400 developers for networking and educational events. Conference goers will also get free tickets to eMerge Americas. Learn more here.

Miami Tech Summit, April 20, Perez Art Museum Miami: Sayfie Review, a nonpartisan Florida politics website, will convene tech and policy leaders and the Inter-American Development Bank will open the Summit with key tech insights from its work in the Hemisphere. Learn more herel.

CoMotion Miami, April 20-21, Mana Wynwood Convention Center: CoMotion Miami again brings together the brave new worlds of tech and urban mobility. Two days of talks, workshops and demos on charting a path forward for cities. Learn more here.

Future Founder Summit, April 21, Wynwood: This invitation-only event will be presented by startup studio Atomic and will include talks by Atomic Managing Partner Jack Abraham; Cameo co-founder and CEO Steven Galanis; and eMerge Americas co-founder and President Melissa Medina. Learn more here.

Miami Tech Week, April 16-24, Miami Beach: Led by Founders Fund, Miami Tech Week will bring conferences, community events, parties, happy hours, and more to the 305. The invitation-only Summit will include keynotes by Keith Rabois, general partner at Founders Fund; Jack Abraham, founder, CEO of Atomic; David Sacks, general partner at Craft Ventures; Katherine Boyle, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz; and Maria Derchi Russo, executive director of Refresh Miami. Learn more here.

Definitely Nothing Web3 Equity x Developer DAO, April 21, Miami Beach: Learn more about NFTs, DAOs and Web3.Learn more here.

Incubate Pitch Night, April 25, NSUs Levan Center:This competition at the NSU Levan Center for Innovation in Davie will include five startup pitches in front of a live audience of investors, supporters and community members.Learn more here.

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The Wombats, an English indie rock band, released their fifth album in January. Fix Yourself, Not the World begins a philosophical shift in their music while maintaining the synth and pop sounds of their old albums.

Previously, their work focused on themes such as toxic relationships, hedonism and money. You may be familiar with Greek Tragedy, their most streamed song, which is focused on the theme of doomed romance. This new album takes an existential turn and focuses on the universe and letting go, themes which are perhaps overcoming the band members more now as they approach middle age.

Some may recall their second album, The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch, with the single Jump into the Fog. This song calls the listener to jump into moral fogginess, because its clear we feel nothing. Matthew Murphy, the lead singer, also sings that life tastes sweeter when its wrapped in debauchery.

This same album holds the single Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves), wherein Murphy, attempts to escape his demons by going to a bar, yelling if you love me, let me go back to that bar in Tokyo. Whether this commentary on escaping suffering through pleasure and numbing is being satirized or not, their ideas were clearly less sophisticated than they are currently.

According to the band in an Instagram post, the track This Car Drives All by Itself sets the tone for the new album.

The song was based on a saying a band member heard: We row, but the universe steers. This isnt a nihilist outcrying of mans lack of control, but rather a call to let go of the illusion of control by means of surrender.

The title song of the album, Fix Yourself, Not the World, stems from Carl Jung, a nineteenth century psychiatrist. When one fixes something within himself, he fixes it in society. Jordan Peterson, being steeped in Jungs psychology, is most likely paying homage to this sentiment when he continually states, Start by fixing yourself before you start to fix the world.

The track itself only has two lyrics paired with slow echoing guitar, as Murphy drolls, I dont want to lose myself in someone elses game / Im gonna stay right here in the Californian rain. Perhaps, these lyrics elucidate the need to feel through ones own rain, before going out into the world, in an attempt to fix it.

Another standout song, sitting right in the middle of the album and surprisingly upbeat is Everything I Love is Going to Die. The band is sure to emphasize that it is actually a happy, liberating song, despite the macabre title. Murphy croons, Sometimes I forget that everything I love is going to die. This statement, acknowledging the finite nature of all worldly things, sets one free to be fully present in each moment, a primary aim of the album.

In Method to Madness, their most uncharacteristically lo-fi song on the album, The Wombats continue their theme of detachment. When one cannot find the method to the madness and acknowledges the control is out of their hands, they can let go of life plans, sadness and neuroses.

While this song ecoes some of the same lines found in Jump Into the Fog, such as the lyric, drop your map, drop your plans, drop that five-step program, it takes the lines in a different direction. Instead of telling the listener that nothing is off limits, because we live in a fog, Method to the Madness invites the listener to let go of things out of their control or understanding.

This track recognizes human limitation, and again, relinquishes the need to make sense of chaos. It is a call to presence. In surrendering these existential crises and understanding how they transcend our abilities, we can leave the confines of the mind, and simply live.

The Wombats continue to make danceable upbeat tunes, which recently have become more thoughtful. I highly recommend all of their albums; however, if you would like to feel slightly better about the type of music you are listening to this Lent, Fix Yourself, Not the World may be more suitable.

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From a minor piece in a larger trade to promising young starter to potential injury washout, Jordan Yamamoto has had a tumultuous career so far. Long a favorite of prospect enthusiast and fantasy deep diverse, the undersized righty now faces serious questions about the viability of his arsenal in the wake of two injury plagued seasons. Hopefully he can answer those questions, because the Mets may be calling on him for depth sooner rather than later.

Originally traded from Milwaukee to the Marlins in exchange for Christian Yelich, Yamamoto steadily improved his stock in 2018 and 19. The fastball velocity was never great, but he had at least two and possibly three good secondary offerings and good control, allowing him to post some impressive results as a more than the sum of his parts types. He arrived in style in 2019, posting 14 consecutive scoreless innings to start his career and ultimately tallying 0.9 fWAR in 78.2 innings as a rookies.

Everything has been downhill since. Yamamoto dealt with shoulder issues in 2020 that led to a disastrous 18.26 ERA, with his fastball sitting below 90 MPH more often than not. He wound up with the Mets via DFA claim, but the same issues continued to plague him - his average fastball velocity barely topped 90, his major league results were poor, and he eventually landed on the 60-day disabled list with a season-ending shoulder injury.

Unfortunately, Yamamoto looks like the latest in a long line of promising pitchers to be taken down by nebulous shoulder problems. Stuff models, like Cameron Groves great publicly available tool Pitching Bot, didnt rate Yamamotos arsenal highly even when he was throwing 92 MPH. This profile of pitcher depends on every little edge they can get, making the lost velocity a huge killer to Yamamotos viability as a major league pitcher. Its frustrating, both as a fan and even more so for the player, because the rest of his arsenal looks like it should work at the back of a rotation.

The Mets sent Yamamoto to minor league camp pretty quickly this spring, a decision perhaps driven by some unfavorable early signs on his velocity. An optimist might point instead to the Mets improved pitching depth as the primary factor, with David Peterson, Tylor Megill, and Trevor Williams all ahead of Yamomoto on the depth chart. Nevertheless, this is the Mets, and with injuries to Jacob deGrom and possibly Max Scherzer in the last week, the chance we see Yamamoto in the big leagues before May has greatly increased. He might even wind up starting opening day for a team with a $280M payroll. Hopefully he and the team can rely on his shoulder should that come to pass.

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By Dean Bennett in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The CEO of Alberta Health Services is out of the top job more than a year before her contract was set to expire.

The departure of Dr. Verna Yiu was announced Monday, effect immediately, ending a contract that was to run until June 2023.

I want to thank Dr. Yiu for her leadership over the past six years, Health Minister Jason Copping said in a statement.

Its time to move forward with an ambitious agenda to improve and modernize the health system.

Renewed leadership at Alberta Health Services will support delivering those changes.

Copping added that the plan had been to replace Yiu when her contract ended. AHS, which is the arms length government organization in charge of delivering front-line care, said a search committee was formed months ago.

The agreement with Dr. Yiu that the board announced today will bump up the timeline for the transition and help the system move forward, said Copping.

Copping previously announced a plan to expand the number of publicly funded surgeries contracted to private providers to increase access to care and reduce wait-lists.

The government also said it will expand hospital and lab spaces and hire more front-line workers.

We promised Albertans better access to surgery and a stronger publicly funded health system with better access overall, said Copping.

The pandemic has changed the timelines, but it hasnt changed the goals.

Theyre multi-year commitments and we need to move forward on them.

Yiu had been in the top job for six years, at a salary of more than $574,000 a year.

In a statement, she applauded her staff for their tireless care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, but didnt speak to her contract ending prematurely.

I would like to thank all staff, physicians and volunteers for their steadfast care of Albertans and their ability to put patients and families first, particularly as we have navigated through the past two pandemic years, said Yiu.

Mauro Chies, the vice-president in charge of Cancer Care Alberta, will serve as interim CEO for AHS.

Yiu became a familiar face to Albertans during the waves of COVID-19 that hit Alberta over the past two years, forcing staff to scramble to create and administer ad hoc critical care beds.

AHS was at the centre of debate when the province allowed non-vaccinated front-line health workers to continue to work, with testing, in order to meet staffing needs.

Opposition NDP health critic David Shepherd said Premier Jason Kenneys United Conservative government made life difficult for Yiu by interfering in vaccine mandates for health workers.

Shepherd also criticized Kenney and Copping for failing to come to Yius defence when some UCP backbenchers accused AHS of failing to respond effectively to the pandemic.

She has capably managed Albertas hospital system through a pandemic while the UCP did everything in their power to make the situation worse, said Shepherd.

A graduate of the University of Alberta and Harvard University, Yiu has more than two decades experience in health administration.

She was hired as AHS interim president in 2016 after serving as a vice-president and was eventually awarded a five-year contract through to 2021. The contract was then extended to June 2023.

Prior to joining AHS, she had been interim dean of the faculty of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta.

Under Yiu, the province said, AHS made strides on clinical information and virtual care along with a foundational restructuring of the organizations goals and business plan.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 4, 2022.

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The 2022 NFL Draft starts on Thursday, April 28. As a lead-up to the draft, well be giving a team-by-team breakdown for positional needs. For each team, well give an overview of the current depth chart and how big of a need each position is in the upcoming draft. You can find the rest of the team needs (as theyre updated) and the rest of our draft content in the 2022 NFL Draft hub.

The Minnesota Vikings have eight picks.

Round 1 (12)Round 2 (46)Round 3 (77)Round 5 (156)Round 6 (184)Round 6 (191)Round 6 (192)Round 7 (250)

Interior OL, WR, TE, CB, S

The Minnesota Vikings have the 10th easiest NFL strength of schedule for the 2022 NFL season.

By Rich Hribar

Kirk CousinsKellen MondSean MannionNate Stanley

Kirk Cousins inked a one-year extension this offseason to move money around, all but ensuring that he is the starter for the Vikings over the next two seasons.

The Vikings are a long shot to take a quarterback here, but the backup situation in Minnesota remains one of the leagues worst as anytime we have had to see Sean Mannion play meaningful football it has been a disaster.

The team still has Kellen Mond in his second season after selecting him in the third round last year to press Mannion as the QB2.

Dalvin CookAlexander MattisonKene NwangwuA.J. RoseC.J. Ham (FB)

Dalvin Cook showed a little wear last season. Despite 1,383 yards from scrimmage, Cook averaged a career-low 4.9 yards per touch while he averaged a career-low 2.6 receptions per game for just 6.6 yards per catch.

Cook also had to fight a number of injuries, missing another four games, leaving him without a full season played through five years in the league.

The Vikings still have Cook signed through 2025, although they could get out of his contract at any point after this season with palatable dead cap. That said, this is still completely Cooks backfield at the moment.

Alexander Mattison is in the final year of his rookie deal while Kene Nwangwu is still a work in progress at getting significant work as a runner.

The Vikings could add a late-round rookie contract here but are more than in a spot where they can kick the can on this backfield as it is currently built and address the potential of Mattison moving on or Cook tailing off next offseason.

Justin JeffersonAdam ThielenK.J. OsbornOlabisi JohnsonIhmir Smith-MarsetteDan ChisenaTrishton JacksonBlake ProehlMyron Mitchell

Minnesota has a true superstar on its hands in Justin Jefferson. While they inevitably will have to hand him a massive contract, the team has plenty of runway left in getting to that point.

Adam Thielen averaged a career-low 10.8 yards per catch, but he remained one of the best touchdown-or-bust options, scoring 10 times over 13 games before an ankle injury cut his season short.

Thielen will turn 32 this August. He restructured his deal this offseason, which leaves Minnesota with an out to move after this season ($13.5 million in dead cap), but more likely 2024 ($7 million).

K.J. Osborn chipped in a productive season in his second year in the league, catching 50 passes for 655 yards and seven touchdowns. That said, his 46% success rate per target was the lowest of the wideouts this offense leaned.

Osborn can continue to improve but paired with Theilens age and declining peripheral output of his own, wide receiver is sneakily a larger need for this offense than assumed on the surface.

This is not only for insurance on Thielen or upgrading talent on Osborn, but also factoring in new head coach Kevin OConnell, who comes from an offensive tree that has lived in 11 personnel. This past season, Minnesota was 26th in the league in offensive plays with three or more wide receivers on the field (583) while the Rams were first (906). Minnesota does not have to push wide receiver at pick No. 12, but they should add to the position.

Irv SmithJohnny MundtBen EllefsonZach Davidson

We still do not know what we have in Irv Smith Jr. as he missed all of 2021 due to a meniscus injury. Many had hoped it would be a breakout year for Smith in his third season with Kyle Rudolph leaving in the offseason, but now Smith enters the final year of his rookie contract with a lot to prove.

Smith is still a puppy (turning 24 years old in August) that took a step forward in year two, upping his yards per catch from 8.6 to 12.2 in 2020 while scoring five times after twice as a rookie. Smith is the only receiving tight end on the roster, so there is a lot riding on his return.

After Smith, blocking tight end Johnny Mundt followed OConnell to Minnesota. Mundt is the only tight end on the roster currently signed beyond this season. While the Vikings still have upside in Smith, they should explore adding insurance and contractual depth to the position with a later pick if they do not add another veteran.

LT: Christian Darrisaw/Blake BrandelLG: Ezra Cleveland/Wyatt Davis/Kyle HintonC: Garrett Bradbury/Austin SchlottmanRG: Jesse Davis/Oli Udoh/Chris ReedRT: Brian ONeill/Timon Parris

Minnesota has long been chasing trying to solidify this offensive line, and 2021 was another season where they were at the back end of the league in output up front.

The Vikings closed the year 25th in ESPNs Pass Block Win Rate (54%), although much better in their run blocking win rate metric, ranking 13th (71%). Per Pro Football Focus, the Vikings ranked 17th in pressure rate allowed (34.6%), but Cousins has been great at limiting sacks as they were just fifth in sack rate allowed (4.7%).

Minnesota has invested a lot of recent draft capital into the position as four of their five projected starters were selected by the team in the first or second round, with all of Darrisaw, Cleveland, and Bradbury selected over the past three drafts.

The good news is that the three players with the highest pressure rates allowed in 2021 (Rashod Hill, Mason Cole, and Oli Udoh) are not expected to be starters or are no longer with the team.

For better or worse, the Vikings have all of their starting spots locked up outside of right guard and only Garrett Bradbury is on a potentially expiring contract (his fifth-year option remains available until May 2nd). Given that Bradbury was 30th in grades among centers in 2021 per Pro Football Focus, it is hard to believe the Vikings will pick that option up.

With Darrisaw and ONeil signed for multiple seasons, the tackle spots are secure, but the interior offensive line can be added to for competition and contractual depth.

Minnesota signed veteran Jesse Davis from the Dolphins to compete at right guard. Davis struggled in 2021, allowing a 8.9% pressure rate over 644 pass blocking snaps. Chris Reed will turn 30 years old this July, drawing 29 starts over his seven years in the league. He spent 2021 with the Colts, allowing a 6.2% pressure rate on 259 pass blocking snaps.

By Dan Pizzuta

Dalvin TomlinsonHarrison PhillipsArmon WattsJames LynchJaylen TwymanJordan ScottTy McGillTJ Smith

The Vikings were one of the leagues worst run defenses last season, 29th in EPA allowed per rush attempt. Enter Harrison Phillips, who ranked eighth in ESPNs Run Stop Win Rate among defensive tackles with the Buffalo Bills last season. Phillips also ranked 30th at the position in pressure rate, which was better than any Vikings interior defender in 2021.

Phillips will line up next to Dalvin Tomlinson, who played 53% of the defensive snaps last season. Tomlinson was 47th among defensive tackles in pressure rate. Tomlinsons pass rush has never been his biggest asset but his impact run defense also fell slightly short in 2021 with just two tackles for loss after 15 combined over the past two seasons. His contract voids after the 2022 season.

Armon Watts played 55% of the defensive snaps and had some pass rush production with 10 quarterback hits after three combined his previous two seasons. Watts, a 2019 sixth-round pick, is on the final year of his rookie deal.

Danielle HunterZaDarius SmithD.J. WonnumKenny WillekesPatrick Jones IIJanarius Robinson

The Vikings lost Danielle Hunter to a torn pec midseason and it appeared they might lose him this offseason but a potential trade never materialized. Instead, Minnesota restructured his contract to keep him through the 2023 season.

When healthy, Hunter remains a top pass rusher, having 29 combined sacks from 2019-2020. Hunter was 32nd in pressure rate among edge rushers last season in his limited time on the field.

ZaDarius Smith will be the No. 2 across from Hunter after he briefly flirted with signing back in Baltimore this offseason. Smith missed just about all of the 2021 season but had 26 combined sacks over the previous two seasons.

D.J. Wonnum played 79% of the defensive snaps in 2021 and put up eight sacks, but those came on just 15 quarterback hits. He ranked 83rd among 102 edge rushers in pressure rate last season but profiles much better as a No. 3 than the full-time player he was last season.

Eric KendricksJordan HicksBlake LynchTroy DyeRyan ConnellyChazz SurrattTuf Borland

Eric Kendricks had some ups and downs in coverage. He was good at deterring targets but when he was thrown at, yards were gained he ranked 65th among linebackers in yards allowed per coverage snap, though 20th in targets per coverage snap.

The Vikings signed Jordan Hicks, who continued to play well as the Arizona Cardinals tried to force him out of the starting lineup but couldnt. Hicks is going to turn 30 years old in June but he was one of the leagues best coverage linebackers last season 12th in yards allowed per coverage snap.

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Patrick Peterson had a bit of a bounceback in his first season with the Vikings, ranking 38th among cornerbacks in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap, which accounts for touchdowns and interceptions. Peterson will turn 32 years old in July and announced he will return to Minnesota for another season.

Cameron Dantzler played 57% of the defensive snaps across 14 games and had a solid year in his sophomore season, ranked 29th in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap.

The Vikings brought in some reinforcements for depth with Chandon Sullivan and Nate Hairston. Sullivan played a super-utility role for the Packers last season, playing 77% of the defensive snaps. He ranked 12 in Adjusted Yards allowed per coverage snap. Hairston only played limited snaps for the Broncos last season, but has been a solid slot corner throughout his career. Both were only brought in on one-year deals.

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Harrison Smith has been a constant in the Minnesota defensive backfield. The safety turned 33 years old in February and while he contract runs through 2025, the money flow suggests this will be the last year with the Vikings.

Thats going to put a lot of focus on the future, since there isnt even a clear answer for a second safety to play with Smith for 2022. Last season, that was Xavier Woods, who played 100% of the defensive snaps on a one-year deal, but he left in free agency.

Camryn Bynum, a 2021 fourth-round pick, played 17% of the defensive snaps in his rookie season and would likely be the starting safety if the season started today.

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World-renowned Canadian author and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson will be on stage at Bitcoin 2022 in Miami April 6-9, causing speculation that he may be planning a public endorsement of bitcoin in a city that prides itself on being friendly towards bitcoin and other cryptocurrency-related industry and adoption.

Peterson has become wildly popular in recent years with millions of views on his YouTube podcast and millions of sales worldwide of his self-help book 12 Rules For Life. An Antidote To Chaos.

A highlight of the Miami conference, Peterson is causing excitement and a certain amount of surprise as he has expressed an interest in bitcoin in the past, but has not been a regular on the Bitcoin front lines.

Francis Pouliot, CEO and founder of Canadas largest noncustodial exchange Bull Bitcoin has been a fan of Petersons since 2018, and included his book 12 Rules For Life in his picks for the top three books of 2018:

My three most influential books of 2018:

- Skin in the game by @nntaleb (ethics, aesthetics, epistemology)
- 12 rules for life by @jordanbpeterson (self-ownership, lifestyle, meaning)
- The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean (intellectually coherent economic/monetary/social theory)

— FRANCIS - BULLBITCOIN.COM (@francispouliot_) January 2, 2019

Pouliot is seeing an accelerating interest in bitcoin in Canada, likely in part because of what he calls the out-of-control financial censorship that culminated in the Emergencies Act to suppress the Freedom Convoy protests by Canadian truckers, as well as the Bank of Canada's dramatic increase in money printing.

Pouliot told Bitcoin Magazine that he sees the orange-pilling of Jordan Peterson as being perfectly representative of this new wave of bitcoin adoption.

A growing constituency of Canadians, including within the traditional business establishments, realize that banking and government institutions do not have their best interest at heart, he said.

As they look for solutions to mitigate inflation and political uncertainty, Bitcoin stands out as the only credible alternative to the fiat system. Given the gravity of this rapidly deteriorating situation, they are now willing to give Bitcoin a shot, he added.

Jordan Peterson what is the attraction? He is credited with tens of millions of cumulative views from all around the world on his YouTube podcast.

Why do young people in particular Generations X and Z, and mainly young men follow a boomer professor emeritus from Canadas University of Toronto?

In her article in The Atlantic, Why the Left Is So Afraid Of Jordan Peterson, author Caitlin Flanagan says:

The Canadian psychology professors stardom is evidence that leftism is on the decline and deeply vulnerable.

Flanagan sees Peterson as occupying an intellectual niche all his own that is not conservative (although often characterized as such), not liberal and outside the overwhelmingly dominant politically-correct ethos found in academia today.

Young men particularly are getting what she calls the only sustained argument against identity politics.

With identity politics off the table, it was possible to talk about all kinds of things religion, philosophy, history, myth in a different way. They could have a direct experience with ideas, not one mediated by ideology, she added.

Peterson has been a source of controversy (here a message from a Kitchener, Ontario transgender group) over the use of gender nouns and pronouns and what he sees as a move away from free speech in Canada.

Francis Pouliot is a big fan of free speech and is thrilled that Peterson, another free speech advocate, will be attending whats looking to be the largest Bitcoin event ever held with an estimated 20,000 in attendance.

I am extremely stoked that Jordan Peterson is coming to Bitcoin 2022, he told us.

Like many other Bitcoin professionals, Dr. Peterson's teachings about personal responsibility have had a profound positive effect on my life and I consider them to be a perfect complement to the Bitcoin ethos of self-sovereignty.

Peterson is currently campaigning against an Ontario proposed law that will require critical race theory to be taught in public schools in Ontario.

Peterson has been a thoughtful observer of Bitcoin but his priorities have mainly been with his clinical psychology practice.

In his podcast with John Vallis Bitcoiner book club in August 2021, Peterson asked the four Bitcoiners many of the right questions giving listeners one of the best insights into the workings of a Bitcoiners mind.

In November 2021, Peterson interviewed Dr. Saifedean Amous, author of The Bitcoin Standard and he was clearly still learning about Bitcoin. He is especially impressed that Bitcoin can be kept completely out of the hands of governments.

What will Peterson have to say on April 8 at 12:30 pm?

Bitcoin Magazine will be covering the event both in print and on livestream.

“The Lobster Analogy" - Thank you @balkowitsch for the photographs. Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 10 seconds of exposure, continuous artificial lights, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, taken on March 9th, 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/dAmk8jpp69

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) March 13, 2022

Jordan Peterson (here with wife Tammy) is currently on a tour of the U.S., Europe and Canada including 52 cities in North America and a further 16 dates in Scandinavia, the Balkans, and the U.K.

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On Monday, Jordan Peterson hosted The Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo on his podcast on an episode entitled: Antifa: The Rise of the Violent Left.

Ngo discussed his past experiences with Antifa, race riots, autonomous zones, and the summer of love in Seattle.

Peterson and Ngo did not hold back in describing Antifa's behavior. Ngo described their behavior as animalistic. Peterson disagreed and replied, "They're worse than animals."

During the interview Ngo said that "Establishment journalists were entirely uniform in and committed to their goal and opposing Trump. Many of them felt that it was their duty and obligation to violate some ethical standards because we were living in such unprecedented times with Trump, in the executive office that he needed to be resisted by any means necessary."

Peter asked Ngo if there was ever a time "...you thought the stakes were high enough so that you violated your journalistic integrity?"

Ngo answered, "So I've covered dozens of violent protests and riots where I witnessed people being assaulted...I don't intervene in those instances."

"I try to record a photograph, but when you see, for example, a mob of people are beating somebody... it doesn't matter for me what the political affiliation of who that mob is, I feel sort of as a human, as a citizen, I should at least just intervene in some way. That's something that I've struggled with a lot.

The pair also exchanged thoughts on the psychology of mob violence, journalistic integrity, dealing with criticism, using people for political ends, attempts to destabilize the police, among other topics.

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A Penn State associate professor allegedly hoped for the deaths of prominent conservative voices, including former President Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, and Ben Shapiro.

The Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo shared alleged screenshots of alarming tweets sent by Zack Furness a Penn State University associate professor of communications at the Greater Allegheny campus. Furness reportedly replied to a popular Twitter account that posts unusual moments from American politics.

On March 26, the Twitter account shared a photo from 2017 of then-President Trump tossing out paper towels to Puerto Ricans who were ravaged by Hurricane Maria.

According to screenshots posted by Ngo, Furness replied to the tweet of Trump by writing, "Should've been Lincolnd five minutes later." Furness is referencing the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, who was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.

Ngo also shared a screenshot of an alleged tweet from Furness written in September 2020, in which he hoped that several conservative commentators, as well as centrist and left-leaning figures, be killed.

"I'd like to build an arc and fill it with, Michael Tracey, Andrew Sullivan, Bari Weiss, Andy Ngo, Ian Miles Cheong, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, and Fox & Friends. And then launch it toward the sun," Furness wrote on Sept. 9, 2020.

Tracey is a journalist and political commentator who was a member of the progressive The Young Turks network and is known for his anti-war ideology. Sullivan is a British author and writer who has written for New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Time, and Newsweek. Weiss is a left-leaning writer who previously covered culture and politics at the New York Times until she resigned and later said the "newspaper of record" attempts to "satisfy the narrowest of audiences." Cheong is an online commentator who has written for several media outlets about gaming, culture, and politics. Peterson is a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Shapiro is a conservative commentator and founder of the Daily Wire.

Furness has since deleted his account with the handle "@punkademic."

On the Penn State University website, Furness wrote a description of himself.

"My name is Zack Furness and I am Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State Universitys Greater Allegheny campus, where I also serve as the Communications Program Coordinator and the WMKP Radio General Manager," Furness said.

"My work as both a researcher and a teacher draws upon a web of influences that include communication and cultural studies, cultural geography, feminist and Marxist theory, anarchism, environmentalism, critical pedagogy, history and philosophy of technology, and punk rock," he added.

Furness also said that he has "performed in punk bands and other musical projects since 1997, most recently in Barons, and my current research is all related to music in some way."

"During the 2018-2019 academic year, I began that work as a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, while on sabbatical from Penn State," he noted.

The Post Millenial reported, "One particular communications class, titled 'Gender, Diversity & the Media,' explores the cultural, socioeconomic, historical, and political implications of media content, media practices, and media literacy."

The course syllabus stated, "Course readings and assignments are designed to help students build deeper understandings of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation and class diversity in media. Communication theory helps explain how media representations impact human construction of meaning in social relationships, in both the US and throughout the world."

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