DeeJay Dallas has found another stop in the NFL, and this one comes with the Minnesota Vikings, the former team of Sam Darnold.
Dallas, a longtime Seahawks fan favorite, never got much of a runway as a running back in Seattle. His workload stayed almost locked in for three straight seasons, with 33 carries, then 35, then 33. In his fourth year, that number fell to 10, and by then it was clear his time with the Seahawks was winding down.
What Seattle fans remembered just as much as the football was Dallas’s personality. He was easy to like, with the kind of quick smile and humor that made him stand out.
He even once had a little fun by mimicking his friend with the Seattle Kraken, Brandon Tanev, in his profile photo, widening his eyes as if he had been caught off guard. It was a joke, and it landed.
Since leaving Seattle after the 2023 season, Dallas has moved around. Minnesota is now his fourth team in three years, and he arrives on the Vikings’ practice squad. If he makes an impact there, it’s most likely going to come on special teams.
That’s where Dallas has built some value. He has averaged 25.3 yards per kick return in his career and found the end zone on a return in 2024 with the Arizona Cardinals.
That same season, he averaged 30.6 yards per return. Back in 2023 with Seattle, he averaged 25.9 yards per return, which was a solid number.
He also handled punt returns well for the Seahawks that year, posting 10.6 yards per return, though he hasn’t gotten another shot at that role since.
Dallas will need to be elevated to the active roster before he can see game action, but the Vikings have enough of a track record to know what they’re getting. He’s not coming in to pile up carries. He’s there as a potential answer in the return game.
For Seattle, that part of the roster is already spoken for. Rashid Shaheed is one of the league’s best, and after being traded to Seattle in the middle of the 2025 season, he showed he can swing outcomes. He’s not going anywhere.
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