Before the 2021 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings were rumored in the handful of teams to express interest in former Baltimore Ravens left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. Since the departure of Bryant McKinnie from the Vikings in 2011, Minnesota has struggled to pinpoint a steady left tackle.
That’s why Orlando Brown to Minnesota seemed like a realistic transaction. The 25-year-old was “stuck’ on the Ravens depth chart, precluded from starting at left tackle as that duty belongs to Ronnie Stanley — an All-Pro talent. Therefore, Brown tweeted that he is emphatically a left tackle, not wanting any of the right tackle payday nonsense.