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Well, the Vikings seem comfortable with only 4 corners on the active roster. Our excellent poster, Krauser, pointed out how the team only activated 4 CBs for a given game last year which is true. Still, the cupboard seems bare to me and any injury is going to be a problem. I do not know if there is much they could to though. If there was a really good corner available, that corner would already be signed to a team. I hope Vaughn continues to develop.
What Is Big Nickel? And Does It Explain Minnesota’s Lack Of Cornerback Depth?
Adofo-Mensah pointed out how the Vikings signed UDFA standout Zemaiah Vaughn and veteran Fabian Moreau to the practice squad for additional cornerback depth. However, what really caught my attention was Adofo-Mensa highlighting how Brian Flores plans to run a lot of big nickel.
No matter how confident the Vikings’ brass is in Jackson, it doesn’t explain the decision to keep only four cornerbacks on the 53-man roster. Adofo-Mensah and O’Connell will never say it publicly, but the real culprit behind Minnesota’s imbalanced roster construction has to do with cash spending. Not to be confused with cap space, cash spending refers to the team’s revenue and annual budgets established by ownership. The Wilfs gave Adofo-Mensah a budget of $350 million to spend on player salaries for the 2025 fiscal year, and Kwesi has maxed out the credit card.
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Unlike the salary cap, there are no league-imposed ramifications for going over the budget. The Wilfs could theoretically grant Adofo-Mensah the ability to surpass the $350 million cash budget in 2025, but that’s unlikely to happen.
We got better news with the Thielen trade in that he agreed to reduce his salary to 4.25M with another 441K in per game roster bonuses. That is right in line with what Amari Cooper just signed for. Spotrac shows him with a 4.67M dead money cap hit in 2027 though. I am not sure how that is correct since the Vikings only took on his 2025 salary.
Report: Vikings, Adam Thielen agree to terms on revised contract
The Vikings and Adam Thielen have agreed to terms on a revised contract, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. It’s a pay cut that helps Minnesota’s salary cap situation by reducing Thielen’s 2025 salary by $2 million. It also removes $4 million in incentives.
“This wasn’t about money — Thielen wanted to come home, and volunteered to help the team’s salary cap to make it happen,” Pelissero wrote.
Panthers GM: Adam Thielen was ‘adamant’ he wanted to go to Minnesota
“It’s kinda hard, when I sit Adam Thielen down in my office and he is just really wanting to go there and he’s pretty adamant that ‘this is what I want, this is where I want to go,’ I didn’t really want to stand in his way,” Morgan told Kyle Bailey of WFNZ radio in Charlotte. “It was something that...
