On Wednesday, it was reported that the Cowboys had signed former Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen.
For Vikings’ fans, this hurts. We knew that Griffen would probably not be back, but there was always just a little bit of hope.
That hope is gone.
Griffen now bolsters a Cowboys’ team that will face off against the Vikings on Nov. 22 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Griffen, 32, enters the season with 74.5 career sacks, a mark that ranks tied for 83rd all-time with Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.
If Griffen were to finish with five sacks in his first season in Dallas, which would be a disappointment, that would put him at 79.5 career sacks and move him up to 77th on the all-time list.
If Griffen were to finish with 10 sacks, which would make Cowboys’ fans happy, that would put him at 84.5 career sacks, all the way up to 60th on the all-time list, passing players like Shaun Phillips, Patrick Kerney and Howie Long.
Now, let’s get wild. Let’s say Griffen finishes with 15 sacks, which probably won’t happen considering he’s never exceeded 13 sacks in a season. That would give him 89.5 career sacks, tying him for 50th on the all-time list.
If Griffen can put together a nice end to his career, there’s a world in each he reaches 100 career sacks.
Vikings’ fans were hoping that would be in Minnesota.