After signing each member of their practice squad and a couple players from the CFL, the Minnesota Vikings roster currently includes 70 players. 18 of those players have contracts that will expire at the start of the league year on March 18. Here's the current Minnesota Vikings roster and how each position group can/will be impacted by free agency.
Offense
Quarterbacks
8 Kirk Cousins
3 Jake Browning
Free Agent
4 Sean Mannion
Running Backs
33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison
23 Mike Boone
35 Tony Brooks-James
Free Agents
31 Ameer Abdullah
30 C.J. Ham-FB
Receivers
14 Stefon Diggs
19 Adam Thielen
81 Olabisi Johnson
12 Chad Beebe
15 Alexander Hollins
16 Davion Davis
17 Dillon Mitchell
Bralon Addison
Free Agent
11 Laquon Treadwell
Tight Ends
82 Kyle Rudolph
84 Irv Smith Jr.
83 Tyler Conklin
89 David Morgan
86 Brandon Dillon
Offensive Line
71 Riley Reiff
65 Pat Elflein
56 Garrett Bradbury
64 Josh Kline
75 Brian O'Neill
73 Dru Samia
76 Aviante Collins
74 Oli Udoh
Free Agents
69 Rashod Hill
78 Dakota Dozier
61 Brett Jones
Defense
Defensive Line
97 Everson Griffen
93 Shamar Stephen
98 Linval Joseph
99 Danielle Hunter
92 Jalyn Holmes
94 Jaleel Johnson
95 Ifeadi Odenigbo
96 Armon Watts
51 Hercules Mata'afa
52 Eddie Yarbrough
90 Stacy Keely
Free Agent
91 Stephen Weatherly
Linebackers
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
42 Ben Gedeon
59 Cameron Smith
Free Agents
50 Eric Wilson
40 Kentrell Brothers
Cornerbacks
29 Xavier Rhodes
21 Mike Hughes
24 Holton Hill
38 Kris Boyd
44 Nate Meadors
32 Mark Fields
37 Kemon Hall
Marcus Sayles
Free Agents
26 Trae Waynes
20 Mackensie Alexander
35 Marcus Sherels
Safeties
22 Harrison Smith
Free Agents
41 Anthony Harris
34 Andrew Sendejo
27 Jayron Kearse
Special Teams
Kicker
Free Agent
5 Dan Bailey
Punter
Free Agent
2 Britton Colquitt
Long Snapper
58 Austin Cutting
It only takes a quick look to see that the Vikings have an issue at safety. Harrison Smith is the only safety currently with a contract that puts him on the roster in 2020. The hope here is that Anthony Harris is re-signed and the Vikings boast two highly paid safeties in the secondary. With those two contracts there might not be enough money for backup safeties.
Kicker Dan Bailey and punter Dustin Colquitt have expiring contracts. The Vikings kicking game had been a disaster until Bailey and Colquitt stabilized it. The Vikings must bring back both. The place kicking battery of Bailey, Colquitt, and long snapper Austin Cutting should be even better with an offseason of work together.
The Vikings are facing a situation in which the player contracts exceed the projected salary cap. They will be forced to trim or renegotiate some of the bigger contracts on the roster to get under the salary cap. The Vikings won't be able to do any re-signings or signings until they do that.
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