This offseason, the Minnesota Vikings momentarily solved Danielle Hunter’s disgruntlement, signed a slew of free agents on the defensive side of operations, welcomed aboard a robust draft class — and still have ample cap space to utilize for the 2021 roster. The territory is foreign for Vikings fans as this time of year generally entails penny-pinching. General Manager Rick Spielman has a tendency to bump right up against the cap limit, disabling the acquisition of late-summer free agents.
But this year is different.
The Vikings continue to sign free agents — Stephen Weatherly, Patrick Peterson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Xavier Woods, Nick Vigil, Mackensie Alexander, Bashaud Breeland, Sheldon Richardson — while the cap availability number seems to settle around $14 million.