MINNEAPOLIS -- By the sheer number of players they signed, Wednesday might have been the Minnesota Vikings' most active opening day of free agency this decade. The Vikings agreed to contracts with four players from outside the organization -- guard Alex Boone, linebackers Emmanuel Lamur and Travis Lewis and safety Michael Griffin -- while finalizing a new one-year deal for guard Mike Harris.
And yet, for the Vikings, the moves carried little of the inherent uncertainty that might typically accompany players from other teams.