The deadline to place the franchise tag on NFL players has come and gone, providing a better idea of which players will actually be available in free agency. If anything, more players will become free agents as teams release more players to either get under the salary cap limit by the start of the new league year- and free agency- on March 13th, or to free up additional space for new acquisitions. Those cap casualties could create more opportunities for the Minnesota Vikings to improve their roster over-and-above the current list of free agents.
Currently, the Vikings have about $41 million in salary cap space according to Spotrac, although the ‘available’ cap space is about $8 million less if you factor in the cost of signing draft picks.