I've seen a few rumors about the Vikings trading down. Some are simple projections, or guesses, like with the Vikings swapping #1s with the Steelers, and another was a rumor that the Vikings and.
According to Over The Cap (OTC.com), we currently have 57 players under contract, but I am only counting 56 because Anthony Barr's 2022 and 2023 seasons have been voided, so there is no base salary.
Maybe this is overdoing it, but we've heard a ton about the Raiders the last couple weeks and not much about Minnesota until very recently. As a big Vikes fan who's worlds only collide with the occasional Ben Gedeon 4th round selection or Hutch Hall of Fame selection, I'm Big Emotion right now. Here are some tidbits to catch us all up:
Part II here was split off from Part I: The Offense because the defensive attrition was coming fast and furious. Since that post Villari and Filiaga have entered the portal. As for the defense/special teams:
Played out eligibility: Brad Hawkins, Jordan Whittley, Elijah Pierre.
In the portal: Anthony Solomon, Darion Green-Warren, Andre Seldon, George Johnson III.
NFL Departures: Aidan Hutchinson, David Ojabo, Daxton Hill, Chris Hinton, Vincent Gray.
Awaiting NFL decisions: Josh Ross, Jake Moody, Brad Robbins.
Other grads with a 6th year option: Jess Speight, Donovan Jeter.
Grads with 2 years left: Julius Welschof, Joey George, Taylor Upshaw, Michael Barrett, Gemon and German Green.
Indicated in November they intend to be back: The Greens.
Michigan also lost DL coach Shaun Nua to the same job at USC.
I’m expecting Ross and Moody at least to depart for the pros, and we’re probably not done with attrition from positions where younger guys have passed older ones. Hinton was a surpri
"3 defensive picks in the top 3 rounds will do that to you, when your GM and organization changes from build up a top tier defense and have a good offense, to overpay for a good not great QB.