All the Vikings Free Agency News: Day 4
Dustin Baker
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The following is free-agency news applicable to the Minnesota Vikings on Day 4 of 2021 Free Agency — via tweet.
Daniel House details his offensive line wishlist.
Moving forward: draft an OL and sign Austin Blythe or Forrest Lamp.
Rashawn Slater (probably won’t slide), Alijah Vera-Tucker and Dillon Radunz are several of my favorite OL fits in the NFL Draft. #Vikings
— Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) March 18, 2021
Rick Sosa lays out another daily menu.
Good morning ☀️ the mission today: extend Adam.. Austin Blythe,Ethan Pocic, Trai Turner or Forrest Lamp.. Keelan Cole, Dede Westbrook or.. Larry Fitzgerald? #Vikings
— Rick Sosa (@sosarick) March 18, 2021
Sobering perspective from Nick Olson.
Some of the #Vikings current projected starters:
• Dru Samia
• Rashod Hill
• Stephen Weatherly
• Josh MetellusStill a ways to go before the season starts, but with limited cap & just one pick in the first 75 picks of the draft, not a lot of ammo left to patch things…
— Nick Olson (@NickOlsonNFL) March 18, 2021
KFAN‘s Paull Allen states that the Danielle Hunter fuss is fake.
Paul Allen on @KFAN1003 just said that a very reliable source told him last night that there is no truth to the rumors that Danielle Hunter is unhappy with the Vikings and is not looking to move to another team #skol
— VikingsDaily (@VikingsDaily) March 18, 2021
More financial details on Kyle Rudolph’s exodus.
The Vikings opted to use a post-June 1 designation on Kyle Rudolph's release, spreading the dead money over 2021-2022.
Minnesota will now pick up $7.9M in cap space on June 2 (useful for draft pick signing/in-season roster movement).
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 18, 2021
New Viking, Patrick Peterson, is evidently a Cousins believer.
Apparently Peterson wanted Cousins to join the Cardinals in free agency that year too https://t.co/YyX5pNKuy9
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) March 18, 2021
Thielen restructure stuff gets real.
The Adam Thielen restructure (very simple move – base salary was converted to a signing bonus) is done and has hit the books, per league sources. The move saves the Vikings over $8 million and drops the wide receiver's cap hit from $13.468 to $5.698 for 2021.
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) March 18, 2021
Ex-Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson asks for a Vikings reunion.
Hit my line @Vikings
— cordarrelle patterson (@ceeflashpee84) March 18, 2021
VikingsTerritory‘s Sean Borman briefly explains that the Vikings are not finished in free agency.
They’re not done yet https://t.co/B9chaI54j9
— Sean Borman (@SeanBormanNFL) March 18, 2021
Vikings make the damn thing official.
Back in Purple & Gold
The #Vikings have agreed to terms with @P2, pending the passing of a physical.
?: https://t.co/ATaGxkyrPZ pic.twitter.com/3KsQAxwnAm
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) March 18, 2021
A 3-technique forecast, indeed.
Rick Spielman speaking to reporters about Dalvin Tomlinson, says he scouted Tomlinson in his Alabama days. "I think the thing that he doesn't get enough credit for… is how he still affects the quarterback. How he collapses centers, how he collapses guards."
— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) March 18, 2021
@ClappedDan with the common-sense stuff.
Here me out. Make Patrick Peterson wear 28. That way we can all bring out our AP Jerseys again and save $$$
— Dan (@ClappedDan) March 18, 2021
Spielman seeks wrestlers.
Vikings have prioritized to grab players along either side of the line who have had successful wrestling careers. Tomlinson, a state champion, adds to that. "The leverage you learn, and also learning how to use somebody's body against their will, is a big part of wrestling."
— Arif Hasan, in like a lion? (@ArifHasanNFL) March 18, 2021
Kyle Rudolph joins Ifeadi Odenigbo in New York.
#Giants are signing former #Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph to a 2-year, $16M deal, per his agents.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) March 18, 2021
Author of this publication’s take.
It was like a trade.
Kyle Rudolph and Ifeadi Odenigbo
— for —
Dalvin Tomlinson
— Dustin Baker (@DustBaker) March 18, 2021
Rick Sosa thinks a Smith extension is in the air.
Vikings with about $4M of cap space as of right now.. enough for a decent guard but have to pay for the draft class still.. more signing bonuses and extensions coming.. it has to be Harrison Smith #Vikings
— Rick Sosa (@sosarick) March 18, 2021
More cold water on the Danielle Hunter stuff.
??? life is great https://t.co/6sKQBEiE8c
— tanishka ☼ (@skoltanishka) March 18, 2021
Borman doubles-down on more Vikings free-agent moves.
OL and safety are biggest holes to fill imo. WR perhaps
— Sean Borman (@SeanBormanNFL) March 18, 2021
Minnesota still guard-hunting and safety-hunting.
They’re definitely talking with safeties, and there’ll likely be an OL move at some point.
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) March 18, 2021
Jersey number information.
Jersey numbers for new #Vikings players: Dalvin Tomlinson will wear No. 94, while Nick Vigil is listed on the team’s website as No. 59 (so is Cameron Smith). No numbers assigned yet for Patrick Peterson or Greg Joseph.
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) March 19, 2021