EAGAN, Minn. -- Veteran cornerback Duke Shelley signed with the Minnesota Vikings on July 23. Two days later, he was working with the first-team nickel defense.
Fellow cornerback Fabian Moreau followed an even quicker ascent. He signed on July 31 and was getting reps with the starting defense in his first practice.
Largely hidden behind the Vikings' quarterback drama has been an unusual level of roster manipulation at cornerback, a position it hoped would spearhead a schematic shift in 2024.
The Vikings lost cornerback Mekhi Blackmon to a torn ACL on the first day of training camp after already experiencing the tragic death of promising rookie Khyree Jackson on July 6.