When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Lewis Cine with their first-round pick in 2022, it came on the back of some weird decisions. Now, as he sits inactive on a weekly basis, it has been the emergence of Josh Metellus that has saved the safety position alongside Harrison Smith.
Josh Metellus Has Saved the Safeties
Minnesota knew that, at some point, they would need to prepare for the departure of Harrison Smith. Whether that meant he would seek a payday elsewhere or head off into retirement, the end is much closer than the beginning. Cam Bynum has stepped up and begun to fill a void, but it was Lewis Cine that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tabbed as the next starting safety for Kevin O’Connell’s team.