This spring, the XFL was back once again, giving football players a chance to prove themselves on that stage before potentially moving to NFL rosters this fall. Apparently, the Minnesota Vikings liked what they saw in XFL WR Lucky Jackson because on Tuesday, they announced that they had signed him for the 2023 season. In order to free up space, they also waived OLB Kenny Willekes, a seventh-round pick in the 2020 Draft.
Willekes played in six games for the Vikings during the 2021 season, recording 2.5 sacks in those games. However, injuries derailed both his 2020 and 2022 seasons, so he has not been able to get much practice time with the team in that time, let alone playing time in actual games.