Another position group of interest to the Vikings, based on the players they’ve met with so far, is the defensive front. This should come as no surprise, as the Vikings let both Shamar Stephen and Tom Johnson go, along with Emmanuel Lamur, and with Sheldon Richardson on just a one-year deal, and salary cap issues too, the need to develop young talent across the defensive front seven is a big need for the Vikings, despite having what looks to be one of the best starting defensive front seven’s in the league this year.
At this point, the Vikings depth chart looks something like this:
RDE: Danielle Hunter, Brian Robison, Ifeadi Odenigbo, Caushaud Lyons
NT: Linval Joseph, Jaleel Johnson
DT: Sheldon Richardson, Dylan Bradley
LDE: Everson Griffen, Stephen Weatherly, Tashawn Bower
WILL: Ben Gedeon, Reshard Cliett?