Stability is a funny word in today’s NFL, and it means something vastly different than it did when Bud Grant was roaming the sidelines of the Bloomington Prairie, for example. Back then, there was no free agency, and if you drafted and traded well, you could set up a dynasty. And that’s exactly what the Vikings did. A vast majority of the Purple People Eaters were together for a decade or more, and the Vikings had one of the most stable and successful franchises in the NFL during that time.
After it was announced that Stefon Diggs was getting a five year contract extension, I started to think about how many good, young players the Minnesota Vikings currently have under contract, and will have for the foreseeable future.