The Minnesota Vikings were quiet for about 12 hours on the first day of free agency. Rumors swirled as to whom the Vikings were speaking for possible free agent moves. Names like Joe Thuney, Shaquill Griffin, Carl Lawson, and Trey Hendrickson were semi-credibly linked to the Vikings, but none of those men ultimately donned purple and gold. In fact, all of the aforementioned players bolted elsewhere, leaving Vikings fans with names like Carlos Dunlap (DE) and William Jackson (CB) to mull.
But late on Monday night, Minnesota orchestrated its first splash signing with 3DT-NT Dalvin Tomlinson from the New York Giants.