Until an extension, trade, or bleeding-into-the-regular-season holdout occurs, Danielle Hunter’s status will dominate Minnesota Vikings dealings, at least for fans’ interest.
Minnesota hopes to fix a defense that ranked 30th in points allowed and 31st and yards allowed last year, and trading Za’Darius Smith and Danielle Hunter, the team’s two best pass rushers, would be an odd way to do it. Minnesota traded Smith to the Cleveland Browns in May.
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Hunter is scheduled to earn just $5.5 million in ‘new money’ this season, an obvious point of contention for the player and his camp while winding down a team-friendly deal signed with former general manager Rick Spielman in 2018.