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NFL free company kicks off in 15 days, and the 2025 NFL Draft is six weeks thereafter.
The Vikings’ 5 Finest Free Agent Signings of the Final 5 Years
Common supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has about $63 million to spend on inner and exterior free brokers.
And to take a peek again, these are the Vikings’ 5 greatest free-agent signings since 2020.
5. Dalvin Tomlinson (DT)2021
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Former normal supervisor Rick Spielman onboarded Tomlinson 4 years in the past from free company, and he held down the heart of Minnesota’s defensive position for 2 seasons.
He later joined the Cleveland Browns’ roster and nonetheless performs there, in truth. Whereas within the Twin Cities, Tomlinson performed as constantly as they arrive, continually delivering video games and seasons with 70.0+ Professional Soccer Focus grades.
By a whisker, Tomlinson edged Harrison Phillips on this checklist.
4. Byron Murphy Jr. (CB)2023
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Murphy Jr. didn’t set the world on hearth in 2023, his first season in Minnesota. However in 2024, all the pieces modified.
The veteran defender nabbed 6 interceptions from the skies en path to his first-ever Professional Bowl. The Vikings will use the following couple of weeks to woo Murphy Jr. again to the Twin Cities, however his latest efficiency earns him the No. 4 spot on this checklist.
3. Andrew Van Ginkel (OLB)2024
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Van Ginkel signed a contract price $10 million per yr final March, top-of-the-line non-rookie worth contracts within the enterprise.
He tallied 11.5 sacks, 79 whole tackles, 2 interceptions, and a couple of touchdowns in 2024, becoming a member of Murphy Jr. and the man at No. 1 on the checklist within the Professional Bowl.
Van Ginkel would possibly even get a pay increase this offseason. He deserves it.
2. Blake Cashman (ILB)2024
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At occasions, Cashman felt just like the soul of the Vikings’ 2024 protection.
The Eden Prairie native banked 112 tackles in 14 video games and represented Minnesota’s most versatile linebacker since prime Eric Kendricks. Right here’s to hoping Cashman sticks round for the following 5 years.
1. Jonathan Greenard (OLB)2024
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Minnesota misplaced Danielle Hunter final offseason, changing him with Greenard, who performed for the workforce that Hunter ended up with — the Houston Texans.
Paradoxically, Greenard and Hunter had been mainly the identical participant in 2024 per manufacturing, with the Vikings popping out on high as a result of Greenard was extra reasonably priced.
Greenard, now a Professional Bowler, is the very best free-agent signing of the final 5 years. Adofo-Mensah discovered a candy EDGE rusher simply embarking on his prime.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs each Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sal Spice. His MIN obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band).
All statistics supplied by Professional Soccer Reference / Stathead; all contractual info supplied by OverTheCap.com.
