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The consensus opinion here is that the Phillips trade was not good. Obviously, he is a quality human being and solid football player. He is well liked by all and it is hard to see them move on from him for what seems like very little in return. I am guessing Kwesi has other moves he wants to try to make. This definitely opens the door for the youts that are trying to make the team. I wonder though …
Is a Christian Wilkins signing on the horizon?
Right now, overthecap has the Vikings with $26,412,015 in effective cap space this year. Next year they are at negative ($65,861,028) which is not really a worry right now as there are several avenues to plenty of cap space.
https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space
I still think it is interesting that the Vikings have not extended Brian O’Neill to give him guaranteed money and lower his cap hit in 2026 at the very least. If they let it play out then it could be they will take a right tackle in the draft next year. They can extend some players like Hargrave and Kelly and restructure some players like Jettas, Hockenson, and Darrisaw. That could go a long ways to getting the team in the positive next year.
Is that enough to trade for an expensive receiver though? Tyreek Hill and Terry McLaurin are likely out as possibilities due to their contracts. Could the Vikings trade for Jauan Jennings? He wants a new deal in the 16-20M range though. Plus, the 49ers just traded for Skyy Moore. I would still love to see Kwesi pry away Kashon Boutte from the Patriots.
Harrison Phillips trade opens up different possibilities
It’s not just about the roster spot that opens up on the defensive line, there are other areas that help the Vikings.
The first of those is with the salary cap. While Phillips does give the Vikings some salary cap savings this season at $4.3 million, they did choose to eat $3.7 million in salary for this season, which helped instigate the trade with the Jets. most importantly, $7.5 million in cap space came off of the books for 2026, which will make a huge difference, as the Vikings are currently projected to be $65 million over the cap.
Minnesota Vikings have interesting trade options at wide receiver, including a game changing All Pro
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver trade candidates
Cincinnati Bengals: Mitchell Tinsley
Burrow is a big fan of Tinsley and endorsed him to make the 53-man roster after his two-touchdown showing on Monday night against his former team. Cincinnati signed him to a minimum deal back in February, so even if a late-round draft pick comes back in a trade, it would still be surplus value for the projected WR6 on this roster. – Bengals beat writer John Sheeran
Projected trade: Seventh-round pick
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