MINNEAPOLIS -- The last time the Minnesota Vikings were in the market for a nickel cornerback, they looked to Captain Munnerlyn to undo a mistake they'd made the year before. They signed Munnerlyn to a three-year contract in the spring of 2014, giving themselves a reliable nickel a year after their decision to cut Antoine Winfield and play Josh Robinson in the slot backfired on them. And after a rocky first year with the Vikings, Munnerlyn gave the Vikings what they'd paid for, in two solid years exclusively in the nickel.
Now, with Munnerlyn on his way back to the Carolina Panthers on a four-year deal, the Vikings have an opening at nickel corner again.