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You want a one-stop store for all the Minnesota Vikings 2025 free-agent doings — and that is that, with NFL gamers quickly to be on the transfer in about one week.
On this third annual handbook, we’ll clarify current free brokers who’re free to signal wherever, gamers theorized as cap casualties, males who may very well be traded, others who may very well be focused for contractual restructuring, and lifelike exterior free brokers the Vikings might pursue.
The Full Information to Vikings Free Company in 2025
With free company’s “legal tampering” interval simply 9 days away, Minnesota has about $63 million to spend on the open market. In 2023, for instance, the membership was within the unfavorable by $24 million. Normal supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has undoubtedly made the franchise extra financially agile.
Gamers will double up on this atlas; that’s simply the character of the beast. Cap casualty guys might finally be traded — or some might count on restructures.
Alas, observe the atlas.
The Free Brokers
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These are males who performed for the 2024 Vikings who can signal wherever starting the week of March tenth in the event that they’re not re-signed.
Cam Akers (RB)
Camryn Bynum (S)
Jonathan Bullard (DT)
Sam Darnold (QB)
Dan Feeney (G/C)
Stephon Gilmore (CB)
Shaquill Griffin (CB)
Kamu Grugier-Hill (LB)
Theo Jackson (S)
Aaron Jones (RB)
Daniel Jones (QB)
Patrick Jones II (OLB)
Fabian Moreau (CB)
Nick Mullens (QB)
Johnny Mundt (TE)
Byron Murphy Jr. (CB)
Brandon Powell (WR)
David Quessenberry (OT)
Dalton Risner (OG)
Cam Robinson (LT)
Trent Sherfield (WR)
Harrison Smith (S)
Jerry Tillery (DT)
Jihad Ward (OLB)
Ryan Wright (P)
Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones, Camryn Bynum, and Byron Murphy Jr. headline this class. It’s an inexpensive wager that two of the 4 will return.
General, it’s best to count on about 60%-70% of the gamers listed above to go away the group.
The Potential Cap Casualty Gamers
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These are gamers beneath contract in 2025 however wouldn’t encourage utter shock if launched.
Brian Asamoah (LB)
Garrett Bradbury (C)
Blake Brandel (LG)
Ty Chandler (RB)
Ed Ingram (OG)
Josh Oliver (TE)
Asamoah and Ingram may be thought-about prone to be launched. Brandel and Oliver are longshots. Bradbury and Chandler stay within the center.
The Commerce Candidates
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Brian Asamoah (LB)
Garrett Bradbury (C)
Blake Brandel (LG)
Sam Darnold (QB)
Just like the reduce checklist — however with Darnold.
Buying and selling Sam Darnold through the franchise tag might be essentially the most lifelike and thrilling choice this offseason, as Minnesota may squeeze a 2nd- or Third-Rounder from one other group.
Followers will discover out if Minnesota has a plan to commerce Darnold this Tuesday — the franchise tag deadline.
The Restructure Candidates
These are gamers the Vikings might tab for contract wiggles.
Jonathan Greenard (OLB)
T.J. Hockenson (TE)
Brian O’Neill (RT)
Have in mind: most of those cash strikes can be procedural. These are “move the money” round candidates. No person would take a pay reduce. These are merely contracts to focus on for cap gymnastics if Minnesota wants “emergency” money.
On the lookout for Noteworthy Extensions
Think about these gamers already beneath contract however seeking to safe their subsequent large contract.
Josh Metellus (S)
Brian O’Neill (RT)
Jalen Nailor (WR)
Andrew Van Ginkel (OLB)
Metellus is quietly due for an extension; his current deal expires after the 2025 marketing campaign. O’Neill has no extra assured cash left on his deal, although he’s beneath contract for 2 extra seasons. And Nailor might be the one extension-worthy candidate from Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s first [wretched] draft class.
Van Ginkel vastly outplayed his contract final yr and possibly wants a reworked deal.
The Free Agent Targets
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Admittedly, it is a crapshoot as a result of one should hijack Adofo-Mensah’s psyche to know his wishlist. However hold these names in thoughts. Comparatively obscure names are excluded. So are in-house Vikings free brokers.
Working Again
J.Ok. Dobbins
Rico Dowdle
Najee Harris
Jaylen Warren
Javonte Williams
Extensive Receiver
Keenan Allen
Amari Cooper
Hollywood Brown
Diontae Johnson
Cooper Kupp (if launched by LAR)
Adam Thielen (if launched by CAR)
Mike Williams
Heart
Offensive Guard
Mekhi Becton
James Daniels
Will Fries
Teven Jenkins
Brandon Scherff
Kevin Zeitler
Defensive Deal with
Jonathan Allen (through Commerce)
Poona Ford
Javon Hargrave
B.J. Hill
D.J. Jones
Osa Odighizuwa
Levi Onwuzurike
Jarran Reed
Milton Williams
Cornerback
Paulson Adebo
Carlton Davis
Rasul Douglas
Kristian Fulton
Mike Hilton
Nate Hobbs
Mike Jackson
Jonathan Jones
D.J. Reed
Asante Samuel Jr.
Charvarius Ward
Denzel Ward (through Commerce)
Security
Jeremy Chinn
Jevon Holland
Talanoa Hufanga
Tre’Von Moehrig
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his day by day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options friends, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
All statistics offered by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual data offered by OverTheCap.com.
