Just twelve months ago, the Minnesota Vikings were boasting their shiny new edge rusher tandem of Danielle Hunter and Za’Darius Smith. They even adopted the famed Purple People Eaters’ mantra, “Meet at the Quarterback,” alluding to the expectations that they held for themselves.
Danielle Hunter Has Warning Signs. The Vikings Need to Read Them.
Fast forward to 2023 Training Camp, the Vikings “edge department” has lost one of its two lead actors, while the second is holding out for a contract extension. As this and many other media outlets have posited, the move makes sense for a player who has shown flashes of utter dominance and believes he is worth far more than the puny $5.