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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell looks on against the Detroit Lions.
The Minnesota Vikings have received plaudits for bolstering their trenches during the free agency portion of the offseason. However, their activity has also raised some eyebrows.
According to The Athletic’s Mike Sando, the Vikings “caught execs’ attention” with questions about the power structure between general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and senior vice president of player personnel Ryan Grigson, a former exec with the Indianapolis Colts.
This comes on the heels of the Vikings adding $76.9 million in annual salary, per Sando.
“It’s like the 2015 Colts all over again, signing older guys who have been hurt, who are on third or fourth contracts,” an anonymous executive told Sando in comments published on April 3. “You cannot build a team with old players, especially old players who have been cut because they were hurt.”
“We’re so excited about who we were able to add, not just the players but the character we added to the team.”
@tatumeverett caught up with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah at the NFL Annual Meeting to talk about what the #Vikings did in free agency.
Sando notes that the Vikings’ top-three free agent signings – defensive linemen Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen and former Colts offensive lineman Will Fries – have a combined $49.5 million annual salary.
More ominously, the trio missed 35 of 51 possible games in 2024.
Coming off a historic 14-win season, the Vikings have changed quarterbacks without officially naming a new one, leading to further speculation.
Accounting for the Vikings’ action must also include their decision not to sign Aaron Rodgers or any of the other QBs they have been linked to. That matches their comments about giving the No. 10 overall pick of the 2024 draft every opportunity to prove he deserves the starting job.
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