10. Minnesota Vikings
Current cap space: (minus-$11,366,514)
Primary free agents: S Anthony Harris, S Andrew Sendejo, CB Trae Waynes, CB Mackensie Alexander
When you look at Minnesota’s list of impending free agents, you see the real problem with Mike Zimmer’s team coming into the 2020 league year. It’s not the limitations of quarterback Kirk Cousins, though that will be an issue wherever Cousins lines up under center. It’s a secondary that seriously underperformed in certain areas (the cornerbacks) and was seriously underrated in other areas (the safeties). Harris, one of the most valuable defensive players in the league, was the only player to pick off seven passes without allowing a touchdown in the 2019 season. He’s about to get Tyrann Mathieu money or more. Waynes and Alexander present more complicated problems. Waynes and battery mate Xavier Rhodes allowed nine touchdowns and had just one interception between them, and while Alexander was more consistent in a positive way, when you have a situation where you need to replace the production of two starting outside cornerbacks, and you are over the cap by more than $11 million, and you would like to retain one of the best safeties in the NFL … let’s just say the Vikings might be in for a major defensive regression in 2020.