EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms Tuesday on a contract with four-time All-Pro punter Johnny Hekker, who will begin his 15th season in the NFL.
The 36-year-old Hekker spent last season with the Tennessee Titans. He played three years with the Carolina Panthers after spending his first 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He started with the Rams franchise in St. Louis in 2012 as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State.
Hekker will be in line to replace Ryan Wright, who signed with the New Orleans Saints. Hekker previously played for Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and special teams coordinator Matt Daniels with the Rams. He has never missed a game in his NFL career.
Hekker set what was then a league record in 2016 with a net average of 46 yards per attempt. His net average with the Titans in 2025 was 40.3, the third-lowest of his career, but his gross average matched a career high at 46.8 yards.
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FILE - Tennessee Titans punter Johnny Hekker (3) walks with his helmet off in an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, on Oct. 5, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Samantha Chow, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zendaya’s new ring has led many to believe she’s married to actor Tom Holland, but the star isn’t confirming it and shared why she’s intentional about keeping her personal life private.
“I think there’s a balance between hiding and then also just like living your life and enjoying your life and protecting things that are special to yourself and I think everyone kind of has to do that in some way,” the actor told The Associated Press at the premiere of her new film, “The Drama.”
She arrived for Tuesday's premiere with what appeared to be a wedding band next to a large ring that started speculation at January's Golden Globes that she was engaged to Holland. Her representatives have declined to confirm the couple are married, even after Zendaya's longtime stylist Law Roach teased journalists recently that the wedding had already happened.
Zendaya stars opposite Robert Pattinson in “The Drama,” which has them playing an engaged couple whose relationship is thrown off course during their wedding week because of secret Zendaya's character is keeping.
“Whatever kind of job that you have, whatever kind of field that you’re in. Or if you’re dealing with, you know, social media, whatever have you, like we all in some ways have to learn how to keep things for ourselves and pour into ourselves just as much as we pour into the world or our work,” Zendaya told AP.
She declined to elaborate on who designed her rings.
Zendaya arrives at the premiere of "The Drama" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Zendaya arrives at the premiere of "The Drama" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Zendaya, left, and Robert Pattinson arrive at the premiere of "The Drama" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Zendaya arrives at the premiere of "The Drama" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Zendaya arrives at the premiere of "The Drama" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
