Part of the success the Minnesota Vikings have experienced under head coach Mike Zimmer has been due to the team building its roster around a core group of players. Guys like Harrison Smith, Everson Griffen, Xavier Rhodes, Marcus Sherels, Adam Thielen, and Kyle Rudolph have all been with the Vikings for their entire NFL careers.
At the same time, Minnesota has had to make some difficult decisions in the recent past to part ways with a few players that their fans wished they could have found a way to keep on the roster. Some former Vikings players have gone on to find success elsewhere in the NFL, while others have not.