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and longtime assistant coach Wade Wilson has died.The Cowboys said Wilson passed away Friday at his home in Coppell Tom Compton Jersey , Texas. The team didn’t specify a cause of death for Wilson, who died on his 60th birthday.More Vikings coverageVikings’ Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges after arrestVikings’ Kearse apologizes, returns to work after weekend arrestPhotos of the Week: 10/20/19 – 10/26/19Vikings surge into second half thanks to Cousins, CookVikings Snap Counts: Penalties spoil Mattison’s big dayWilson played for five NFL teams from 1981-98. He played 10 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings Alexander Mattison Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , leading them to the 1987 NFC championship game. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons (1992), New Orleans Saints (1993-94), Cowboys (1995-97) and Oakland Raiders (1998). He was Troy Aikman’s backup when the Cowboys won their last Super Bowl title during the 1995 season.An eighth-round draft pick of the Vikings in 1981, Wilson appeared in 76 games for Minnesota, with 48 starts. In 1988 he led the NFL with a 61.4 completion percentage Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , throwing for 2,746 yards and 15 touchdowns, both career highs. Wilson was named to his lone Pro Bowl that year.Wilson is fourth on the Vikings’ all-time passing yards list, with 12,135 Alexander Mattison Jersey nfl draft , and is also fourth in passing touchdowns, with 66.Wilson began his coaching career as the Cowboys quarterback coach from 2000-02, and returned to that role from 2007-17. He coached with the Chicago Bears from 2004-06. Teams rarely trade a draft pick for a kicker, and especially not for a kicker who has never played in an NFL regular-season game. But the Vikings were so impressed with Kaare Vedvik‘s work in the preseason that they traded a fifth-round pick to get him. And the early returns are not great.Vedvik missed two field goals in his preseason debut with the Vikings, and special teams coordinator Marwan Maalouf made clear that he was not happy about that.“Disappointing. It’s unacceptable. He knows that. Hopefully this week we’ll get more opportunities. We plan on playing all the guys as much as we possibly can Alexander Mattison Jersey Cheap ,” Maalouf said.Vedvik can punt, kick field goals and handle kickoffs, and it’s unclear what role the Vikings will give him. He could supplant kicker Dan Bailey, or punter Matt Wile, or both. But not if he has another “unacceptable” outing in tomorrow’s preseason finale.