Reports this week suggest that the Vikings are shopping CB Trae Waynes, a former first-round and 11th overall pick in the 2015 draft. Waynes is in his optioned 5th year of his rookie deal, with a $9 million salary cap hit. Waynes’ development was slow over the years, but he’s developed into a solid outside cornerback who, at 26, is just entering his prime.
But with salary cap constraints and exceptional depth at the cornerback position with the addition of Mike Hughes and Holton Hill last year, putting Waynes on the auction block could help the Vikings both lower their salary cap and gain additional draft capital.