Former Vikings Pick Claimed By Old Detroit Lions Leader
On Thursday Night Football Aaron Jones returned to action for the Minnesota Vikings. He spent four weeks on injured reserve and made head coach Kevin O’Connell lean heavily on trade acquisition Jordan Mason.
Cleared and ready to go following his hamstring injury, Jones needed a spot on the 53-man roster. That meant clearing space, and it came at the expense of 2025 NFL Draft pick Kobe King. Less than 24 hours later, King has a new employer.
Kobe King claimed by New York Jets
The Minnesota Vikings used a sixth round pick on Kobe King during April’s NFL Draft. He played in five of the Vikings first six games, but generated just three snaps on defense. His 77 special teams snaps were supposed to pave a path towards actual playing time. Now that may come with the New York Jets.
We've claimed LB Kobe King off waivers.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 24, 2025
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This offseason the Detroit Lions saw a poaching of their assistant coaches. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson went to the Chicago Bears, and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn went to the New York Jets. Dan Campbell still has his team performing at a high level, but his former assistants are working through their new roles.
Glenn is going through a rough start as his team, at 0-7, is the lone winless collection in the league. Johnson has the Bears sitting at 4-2 while looking to put the Vikings further behind in the NFC North.
The Jets have an interesting weekend ahead of them as they look to decide upon which quarterback gives them the best chance to win. Glenn has been focused on the defense for his own personal and coaching career. Now he must delegate to figure out a way to change a consistently terrible franchise.
At least he’ll have one of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s latest draft failures to work with in the process.
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