Breaking:Dalton Risner Gets Brutally Honest About Holding Out on Vikings
Breaking:Dalton Risner Gets Brutally Honest About Holding Out on Vikings
signed, Minnesota Vikings guard Dalton Risner had enough.
The 28-year-old guard wasn’t getting the interest he had hoped for in free agency after winning a starting job with the Vikings last season. After nearly three months of waiting, he decided to take a team-friendly deal that he said was left on the table to return to Minnesota.
“I’d be lying if I didn’t say this process was frustrating after what I feel like I’ve been able to accomplish, but I’m really, really proud and happy to be a Viking,” Risner said at Vikings minicamp on June 4.
Dalton Risner Gets Brutally Honest About Holding Out on Vikings
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GettyDalton Risner looks ahead.
Approaching the summer unsigned, Minnesota Vikings guard Dalton Risner had enough.
The 28-year-old guard wasn’t getting the interest he had hoped for in free agency after winning a starting job with the Vikings last season. After nearly three months of waiting, he decided to take a team-friendly deal that he said was left on the table to return to Minnesota.
“I’d be lying if I didn’t say this process was frustrating after what I feel like I’ve been able to accomplish, but I’m really, really proud and happy to be a Viking,” Risner said at Vikings minicamp on June 4.
Last season, Risner visited the Vikings in August but did not sign with the team until Week 3 before taking over as the starting guard in Week 7. He did not allow a single sack and surrendered just 30 pressures, ranking 22nd in pass blocking among qualifying guards by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Risner stated his case for a starting guard contract on social media ahead of free agency but wavered before signing a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Vikings in May.
His reason for not waiting out his free agency into the summer months?
“I love this organization, I love the Vikings, I think it’s a respect deal,” Risner said. “No reason to wait out (the Vikings), who had an offer on the table. To be honest with you, I wasn’t getting much action anywhere else.
“I wanted to get here earlier than September… I want the league to know that I want to play football, I don’t want it where it’s two years in a row where I’m waiting out until the last second,” Risner added.
