Kwesi has been cookin,’ as all the kids like to say. After a banner week in free agency that saw the addition of several defensive performers, a new quarterback in Sam Darnold and the swiping of a fan-favorite running back from that rival team to the east, Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has kept after it—signing a number of second tier free agents to help fill out the roster
Highlighting the second week of free agency picks were journeyman cornerback Shaquill Griffin (signing a one-year $6 million contract). Cornerback was a position of needed for the Purple, and It remains to be seen if Griffin, who was cut by two teams over the past two offseasons, has anything left in the tank?
The Vikings also signed defensive tackle Jonah Williams (to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million) to bolster the defensive line—another position that requires some personnel. The fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) will break it all down for you.
And don’t forget that the Vikings fanbase has been ranked “one of the happiest” right now due to the number of positive posts on social media. Like all happiness in this world, it can be momentary and subject to changing circumstances. But this is the season of selling hope, after all. So, tune in and sell some hope with us at the VT Breakdown podcast.