All the Vikings Free Agency News: Day 5
Dustin Baker
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The following is free-agency news applicable to the Minnesota Vikings on Day 5 of 2021 Free Agency — via tweet.
Free safety Anthony Harris switches agents, joins Drew Rosenhaus.
This is interesting: Hear that free agent safety Anthony Harris has changed representation. Surely is an interesting time to do so. He is now with Drew Rosenhaus. #Vikings
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) March 19, 2021
The Athletic‘s Chad Graff affirms the Vikings are in win-now mode.
Why did the Vikings not trade Kirk Cousins? Why are they spending to the cap limit again?
Because the Vikings are not interested in getting worse and re-building. They want to reach the playoffs in 2021. Story: https://t.co/10dCSttkD0
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) March 19, 2021
Riley Reiff finds a home.
Source: The Bengals are signing ex-Vikings OT Riley Reiff.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 19, 2021
Luke Braun with the Kirk Cousins contract perspective.
Today is "Kirk Cousins gets 35M of his salary locked in" day so here's a PSA: Guaranteed salary can be traded and restructured. You just don't get it back if you cut him. The Vikings weren't gonna cut him, so this money was always functionally guaranteed. Nothing changes today.
— Luke Braun (@LukeBraunNFL) March 19, 2021
Former Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes with some life advice.
Learn from past relationships to make for an even better future one.
— Xavier Rhodes (@XavierRhodes29_) March 19, 2021
Spielman peeping a safety.
#Vikings GM Rick Spielman in the house right now at TCU Pro Day, per NFL Network. https://t.co/cZO6FBhk2v
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) March 19, 2021
SKOR NORTH personality speculates on left tackle.
Riley Reiff agrees to deal with Bengals. Mostly likely Vikings options at LT for 2021 would appear to be moving Brian O'Neill to left side or winning the Orlando Brown Jr., sweepstakes.
— Judd Zulgad (@jzulgad) March 19, 2021
Only a rumor — but yikes.
The #Bears have been making an aggressive pitch to sign Kenny Golladay, and the belief is they have offered 1-year deal in the $11M-$12M range, per @BradBiggs. The plan would be to pair Golladay with Allen Robinson and give Chicago one of the best receiver duos in the NFL.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) March 19, 2021
Lamp is in play.
Source said the #Vikings are one of the teams that free-agent guard Forrest Lamp is looking at. Lamp started all 16 games last season for the Los Angeles Chargers. And, yes, the Vikings indeed do need at least one guard (maybe two if Ezra Cleveland moves to left tackle).
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 19, 2021
Folks love to pound home how much money Cousins has accrued with the Vikings.
When #Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has his contract for 2022 become fully guaranteed at 3 p.m. CDT today, that will put him in line to have earned $196.64 million in the first 11 seasons of his NFL career.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 19, 2021
More details on the Reiff deal in Ohio.
The Bengals deal with Riley Reiff is for one year and is worth $7.5M, with $5.5M guaranteed, per source.
Reiff made clear today that the team told him he’d be playing right tackle. A quality addition for his play and his mentorship along a young OL.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 19, 2021
Harris joins a foe.
Vikings’ free-agent safety Anthony Harris is signing a one-year, $5 million deal with the Eagles, @DrewJRosenhaus tells ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2021