The Vikings terminated the contracts of Linval Joseph and Xavier Rhodes, freeing up cap space as free agency approaches.
That means Minnesota can somewhat be buyers, starting March 18 when free agency hits. They have just under $20 million in space in this year’s salary cap at the moment, so they’re not going to land multiple big names. However, the Vikings still have some options. Here are some things I think they will do going forward.
1. Minnesota will re-sign Everson Griffen
Everson Griffen voided his contract with the Vikings this offseason, but that move wasn’t surprising. Griffen’s contract was a $13 million cap hit before he voided it.
Now, Minnesota could sign Griffen for less money, and they currently have adequate cap space to do so. Spotrac doesn’t have any projected market value on Griffen just yet, but I think if he wants to sign for under $10 million, the team could make it work.