Veteran NFL guard Dalton Risner is expected to arrive in Minnesota on Monday night with plans to sign a one-year contract with the Vikings worth up to $4 million, according to league sources. He will get $2.25 million guaranteed.
Risner, 28, was a free agent after starting 62 games for the Broncos at left guard between the 2019 and 2022 seasons. He's reuniting with offensive line coach Chris Kuper and assistant Justin Rascati, whom Risner played under in Denver. He visited the team's Eagan headquarters in August but left without an agreement.
Risner comes back to TCO Performance Center with a commitment from a Vikings offense that spent a long weekend searching for answers to open lanes in the running game.