NFC North Rival ‘Very High’ on Vikings’ 4-Time Pro Bowler
The Minnesota Vikings are in a veritable holding pattern until they figure out their quarterback situation with Kirk Cousins a free agent.
Could that cost them another of their key contributors this offseason?
“Minnesota’s other business — most prominently a potential new deal for defensive end Danielle Hunter before he hits the market — is on hold until it figures out what’s going on with Cousins” ESPN’s Dan Graziano wrote on February 10.
Cousins has eminently said those conversations won’t occur until Spring. When it comes to top pass rusher Danielle Hunter, that only increases the danger for Minnesota.
“The sense I arrive in Vegas is that Danielle Tracker will be difficult for the Vikings to keep. He will have an extremely impressive market, he turned 29 in October, and a few groups had revenue at the exchange cutoff time,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler composed later in a similar article. ” Chicago could hope to add a pass-rusher to supplement Montez Sweat in free organization and is exceptionally high on Tracker.”
Tracker, 29, is falling off a vocation high 16.5-sack season and his fourth profession Star Bowl trip.
He has stated that he would like to return with a new contract. However, he has also implied that he is aware that may not occur.
“Simply allowing all that to play its course. I took care of my business. Everything’s in my representative’s hands and my group — and whomever it is that is out there,” Tracker said, per NFL.com’s Award Gordon on February 2. ” My work, similar to I expressed, is to take care of my business. Also, I will ensure I stay in shape and whatever is best that anyone could hope to find for me, that’s what i’ll take.”
The Bears exchanged a second-round pick to the Washington Commandants for Sweat at the exchange cutoff time last season. They likewise re-marked him to a four-year, $98 million agreement expansion, which could make Tracker an expensive expansion comparative with need.
They actually have the seventh-most cap space in the NFL with $49.1 million, however, per Spotrac, while Minnesota positions thirteenth with $28.9 million.
Fowler likewise noticed that the Jacksonville Panthers ($17.2 million in cap space) are “one more group to watch” for Tracker. He adds that forthcoming free specialist pass rusher, Josh Allen, is their need.
Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson Pose a potential threat for Vikings, Danielle Tracker
Free office starts on Walk 13, one day after Cousins’ ongoing one-year, $35 million agreement lapses. Any arrangement done before then will be an augmentation.
That is striking since it is the best way to lessen his $28.5 million cap hit next season.
Graziano wrote, “That dead cap acceleration wouldn’t prevent them from re-signing him.” Be that as it may, it would be much more straightforward for them to deal with the arrangement in the event that they could get an understanding before Walk 12 and settle a portion of those races into future long periods of another arrangement.”
Jefferson, the three-time Ace Bowl wide recipient, has said he needs Cousins back. He likewise said he needed to “burn through every last cent” during an appearance on “Frantic Canine Games Radio” on February 7.
Vikings Looking at Blockbuster Exchange Draft
Graziano likewise connected the Vikings to a possible exchange with the New Britain Nationalists for the No. 3 generally pick. That would permit them to land quarterback Jayden Daniels. Graziano takes note of some group authorities need to coordinate with Jefferson, his kindred LSU alum.
The Vikings might have benefited from Hunter’s proactiveness in this situation.
Exchanging him could have them land a pick that was nearer to where they need to get for a quarterback in the draft.
It appears that the cost is high. The Vikings probably won’t arrive at the degrees of distress that some have guessed. In any case, arrival a quarterback would go far to removing a portion of the strain from Senior supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
