During a large stretch of the offseason, Minnesota was right up against the salary cap for 2020.
And while having little salary cap space is a sign of a team in contention, it also helps to have plenty of space in order to sign free agents.
Over The Cap recently projected salary cap space for each NFL team in 2021. Based on the Vikings estimate, it looks like the team won’t have space to work with, unless it wants to cut or trade away players to free up space.
Minnesota is projected to be $4,557,579 over the salary cap for 2021 if the NFL moves to $175 million in cap space. Minnesota is one of eight teams in the league that would be over the cap for the 2021 season if the total space moved to $175 million.
Of course, a lot can change and the Vikings can go about freeing up space in a plethora of different ways.