The Minnesota Vikings knew they wouldn’t be able to bring back Sheldon Richardson in 2019. He came to Minnesota on a one-year deal in search of a title, and when that didn’t happen he looked to get paid from the highest bidder and he did just that.
The Vikings brought Shamar Stephen back to line up next to Linval Joseph next year, but he’s more of a run-stuffer and not a true disrupting type of player that usually plays the three-technique position.
Minnesota also has Jalyn Holmes on the roster and maybe he can fill that role, but it wouldn’t be a bit surprising to see them select a player fairly early in this year’s draft.