The Minnesota Vikings cannot pamper everybody — evidently — as two NFL entities question the efficacy of Patrick Peterson’s addition to the team.
Peterson, 30, joined the Vikings on St. Patrick’s Day as the team’s splashiest free-agent move to date in 2021. Minnesota did sign defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson earlier in the week, but Peterson’s name recognition outshines the 26-year-old Tomlinson.
The Tomlinson move was greeted with befuddlement by many because the former New York Giant played nose tackle in The Big Apple. The Vikings don’t need a nose tackle. The franchise signed Michael Pierce for those duties in 2020.