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Bills sign former Vikings CB Cameron Dantzler

The former third-round pick is with his third team in the last three months after signing with the Bills.

The Buffalo Bills have signed cornerback Cameron Dantzler Sr. to a one-year contract. The team announced the move on Wednesday morning.

The Minnesota Vikings released Dantzler back in March after three injury-plagued seasons. There were bright spots from the former third-round pick, but consistency was not there for Dantzler.

His PFF coverage grades regressed every year, going from a 69.8 in 2020, to 67.6 in 2021 and 64.7 in 2022. Starting off with Mike Zimmer as your head coach was a difficult one for Dantzler due to how much he asks of his cornerbacks.

This past season looked to have been a great situation for Dantzler with the Vic Fangio-inspired defense led by Ed Donatell. That didn’t come to fruition, as Dantzler ended up being benched multiple times in 2022 which led to his release.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott has been known to maximize cornerbacks who are on the slower end of the spectrum, and his talent certainly makes him worth a dart throw.

12 former Vikings account for 9th-most dead salary cap space

After moving on from multiple players the last two seasons, the Minnesota Vikings have $31,534,662 in dead cap space.

Maneuvering the salary cap is a difficult exercise. A financial version of Tetris, it required massive amounts of planning and structuring contracts in a way to maximize the puzzle that is conducive to flexibility.

The Minnesota Vikings are currently trying to get back to a great spot with the salary cap as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tries to clean up the mistakes made by his predecessor Rick Spielman.

According to Over The Cap, the Vikings have the 9th-most dead salary cap space with $31,534,662 counting toward the 2023 salary cap split between 12 players.

Former Vikings CB Cameron Dantzler Sr. claimed by Washington off waivers

The Minnesota Vikings placed Cameron Dantzler on waivers this past Saturday and he has a new home with the Washington Commanders.

The Minnesota Vikings just lost cornerback Patrick Peterson to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday afternoon and minutes later, a potential reunion with another was also nixed.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Washington Commanders have claimed former Vikings cornerback Cameron Dantzler Sr.

The former third-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft had a tumultulous time with the Vikings. He got playing time consistently, but his injuries paird with up and down play resulted in both multiple benchings and the Vikings waiving him on Saturday, March 11th.

In Washington, he will go to a defense that understands how to use tall cornerbacks and will be able to play opposite of Benjamin St. Juste.