With still over $30 million in cap space this year, why would the Vikings opt for a little more?

When the Minnesota Vikings released Garrett Bradbury, it was reported that he would be designated as a post-June 1st release, which allows the Vikings to shift more of the deadcap hit for releasing Bradbury into next year. That’s typically a move teams make when they don’t have a lot of cap space to work with in the current year- but the Vikings have over $30 million in cap space remaining this year.

That begs the question of why would they feel...

Lots of love for the Vikings’ free agency moves

The Minnesota Vikings still have around $30 million in salary cap space for 2025, but after the first week of free agency, when most of the big moves are made, the national media has begun giving team grades for their free agency moves.

Here is how some of the major media outlets are grading the Vikings’ free agency so far:

Sporting News

Grade: A-

• Key additions: C Ryan Kelly, G Will Fries, DT Jonathan Allen, DT Javon Hargrave, CB Isaiah Rodgers, S Tavierre Thomas, RB Jordan Mason
• Key...

What does that mean?

The man who has been the primary starter at center for the Minnesota Vikings since he was drafted is now, officially, no longer with the team.

The Vikings have announced that they are releasing center Garrett Bradbury after being unable to find a trade partner. The move comes with a post-June 1st designation, which we’ll get to here in a moment.

The writing was on the wall for Bradbury when the Vikings signed veteran Ryan Kelly to a two-year deal in free agency last week. He has started 88 games for the Vikings since the team...

The Vikings didn’t have the best luck the last time they drafted a Georgia safety in the first round, but the second time’s the charm, right?

The Vikings received some spectacular news when it was announced that longtime safety Harrison Smith would return on a one-year deal. While the news helps keep most of the band together under Brian Flores for another season, the Vikings did lose standout free safety Cam Bynum who inked a four-year, $60 million deal with the Colts last week.

With that in mind, Minnesota could stand to look for his replacement early on in this...

It’s been a week since the “legal tampering period” opened and we’re 5 days into the league year. So this obviously means we need to react to what happened in the last 7 days. There are still outstanding questions at QB2 (or QB1 depending on the route) and a few other open spots before we start to turn our focus on the draft.

The additions Minnesota Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has made to the roster are expected to make a large impact. KAM decided to focus on the line play after watching the Eagles march their way through the...

“Is this the year Minnesota finally wins it all?” Diving into the Minnesota Vikings’ blockbuster moves. From signing veterans like Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave to trading for Jordan Mason, the duo unpacks how the team is gearing up for a Super Bowl run—while tackling the Aaron Rodgers rumor circus.

In this electrifying episode of Two Old Bloggers, Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano analyze the Minnesota Vikings’ transformative 2025 NFL offseason, spotlighting GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s aggressive free agency strategy. Recorded on March 16, 2025, as part of Vikings 1st & SKOL and the Fans First Sports Network, the show explores...

How the veteran center could impact the Vikings’ offense

One of the Minnesota Vikings’ first moves in free agency was the acquisition of center Ryan Kelly, a nine-year veteran formerly with the Indianapolis Colts. The deal is a 2-year contract for $18 million ($9 million AAV), with $9.25 million guaranteed. That gives him the 7th highest AAV contract among centers in the league. His previous contract made him the highest paid center in the league.

The move was a bit of a surprise, given first-round pick Garrett Bradbury on the roster, but Bradbury has continually struggled as a pass protector...

25 year-old back had a breakout season last year

The Minnesota Vikings have made a trade for 49ers running back Jordan Mason.

Terms of the Deal

In return for Jordan Mason, the Vikings are sending the 2026 sixth-round pick they got for Ed Ingram recently, and are also swapping picks with the 49ers in this year’s draft. The Vikings are sending the 49ers their pick #160 and the 49ers will send their pick #187 to the Vikings.

Additionally, Mason has agreed to a 2-year, $7 million fully guaranteed contract with the Vikings that includes incentives up to $12 million....

Will there be anymore signings?

The fifth day of free agency saw the team sign linebacker Eric Wilson and bring in wide receiver Rondale Moore for a visit. Other than that all that was left to talk about is you know who. The bane of the Vikings fans existence eh?

My reading of the tea leaves suggests that the team has to have some kind of plan or idea of what they want to do to add another QB to the room.

Brett Rypien’s career stat line is ...

He has completed 98 out of 168 passes (58.3%) for 950...

The Vikings are reportedly hosting former Cardinals WR Rondale Moore, a former second-round pick in 2021.

The Vikings have one of the best wide receiver duos in the NFL, but that isn’t stopping them from doing their homework and seeing if they can’t get even more explosive on offense.

On Friday morning, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that former Cardinals and Falcons wide receiver Rondale Moore is visiting with Vikings.

Moore is a former second-round pick by the Cardinals in 2021. He played collegiately at Purdue where he was a 2018 consensus All-American and voted the Big Ten WR of...

They’re among the most active teams in free agency so far

The Minnesota Vikings are making some notable splashes in free agency as they look to improve their roster for the 2025-26 campaign. They entered free agency with some $60 million in cap space available and have spent down a considerable portion of that in the opening days of free agency.

The Vikings’ decision-making so far in free agency reveals some of their priorities for improving their roster and provides some insight into how they view their existing players and current free agents.

Let’s take a deeper look by position....

We are going to need another QB right?

The fourth day of free agency saw the team sign a decent backup swing tackle for probably not much. Very nice.

I posted a comment yesterday about Aaron Rodgers not being due any money from the Jets for 2025. Thus, he needs a new contract and it will be important to what the money represents right? I do not see the Vikings spending a ton of money to get him. Russell Wilson would also come at a substantial cost. I mean, even if both would take only 20M to come to Minnesota...