The Vikings pounced two days later, releasing 2023 draft pick DeWayne McBride to make room for Scott. He spent the season on the practice squad.
Technically, what Scott did Saturday wasn’t his Vikings “debut,” since the preseason stats don’t count and are, well, you know, “meaningless.”
“These games aren’t meaningless to me,” he said. “It’s lives. It’s jobs. It’s the chance to compete. I think I bring some versatility. I feel pretty good about what I did today, but I left some things out there.”
He said he missed a blitz pickup when the defender beat him inside. He admitted he also missed a block on kickoff return that got rookie Tai Felton blown up.
“I think I have a good understanding of positioning when it comes to blocking,” Scott said. “I have some things to clean up, but I’d say it was a pretty good start” to the preseason.
Yes, it was. From the split-second his cleats crossed the white line and started turning heads.