The Minnesota Vikings roster was “set” with a heap of new free agents on the defensive side of the ball from Patrick Peterson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Sheldon Richardson, Bashaud Breeland, to Xavier Woods.
Then, a return to health by Danielle Hunter, Michael Pierce (COVID opt-out), Eric Kendricks, and Anthony Barr would solidify the defense after a gruesome showing in 2020. The Vikings ranked in the bottom five for the NFL’s defensive units in 2020 – a fall from grace by Mike Zimmer who hangs his purple hat on defense.
Well, that solidification might need scaling back – at least for a while.