The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a contract with All-XFL linebacker DeMarquis Gates. Gates agreed to a one-year, $610,000 non-guaranteed contract.
Gates had 32 total tackles, three tackles for a loss, three passes defensed, two sacks, an interception for the Houston Roughnecks during the 2020 XFL season. The season was canceled March 12 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gates spent last off-season with the Washington Redskins before being released in June.
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