When the Vikings couldn't come to an agreement on a new contract with Riley Reiff, the veteran left tackle who signed with the Bengals in free agency, 25-year-old right tackle Brian O'Neill suddenly became an elder statesman of a young offensive line.
O'Neill finds himself in a leadership role as the Vikings' most experienced blocker with 44 career starts in three seasons, which illustrates the line's latest overhaul that now features two rookie draft picks in left tackle Christian Darrisaw and right guard Wyatt Davis, and another young guard, Ezra Cleveland, switching sides of the line this spring.