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The Vikings are one of at least eight teams that have scheduled private workouts with Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, NFL.com and the NFL Network reported Wednesday. Six of those eight teams draft ahead of the Vikings' No. 12 pick — No. 1 Carolina, No. 3 Buffalo, No. 4 Cincinnati,Cheap Rock&Republic Jeans, No. 6 Cleveland, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 10 Washington. NFL Minnesota Vikings Jerseys The eighth is No. 15 Miami. Newton is competing with Missouri's Blaine Gabbert to become the top quarterback selected in late April's draft.The Vikings are Cheap Jerseys in the market for a quarterback after Brett Favre's retirement and the expected departure of free agent Tarvaris Jackson. Joe Webb is the only viable quarterback option on the roster. The Vikings are expected to conduct private workouts with several of the top-rated quarterbacks. Vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman plans to be on the road for the next three weeks evaluating quarterbacks.
Wisconsin offensive lineman Gabe Carimi didn't back down from his recent boast that he's the best tackle prospect in the NFL draft.
Carimi raised eyebrows last month when he said at the NFL scouting combine that he considers himself the best tackle available in the draft. NFL Jerseys Asked about his comments at Wednesday's pro day workouts in Madison, Wis., Carimi explained that he wouldn't have said it if he didn't believe it — and said he told the same thing to the handful of teams who asked him about it. "They asked me why I thought that," Carimi said. "They asked me why, and I repeated myself. And most of them said they agreed." Carimi doesn't think his confidence will do anything but help his draft stock. "I wouldn't see why you wouldn't want a confident player," Carimi said. Carimi, defensive end J.J. Watt and running back John Clay were among the Badgers' prospects working out Wednesday.