There are teams in the NFL with considerably worse financial situations than Minnesota. Rick Spielman should thus ensure his Minnesota Vikings are ready to take advantage, doing so by pursuing some reasonable trade targets. It’s safe to say that Minnesota has some holes on their roster, so they’ll need to pursue multiple avenues as they seek to improve.
For this exercise, we’re relying on the cap information from Over the Cap to identify the teams with the least amount of cap space. OTC indicates that New Orleans is $69 million over, Philadelphia is $49 million over, and Atlanta is close to $32 million over.