His arrival extends a seemingly annual tradition of acquiring a veteran for the secondary late in the offseason.
After opening training camp with a search for more depth in their defensive backfield, the Vikings have decided on an option.
The team announced it signed sixth-year cornerback Bene’ Benwikere on Saturday, releasing cornerback Terrence Alexander to make room for the 27-year-old. Benwikere who was a fifth-round pick for the Panthers in 2014, could help round out the Vikings’ cornerback picture with Holton Hill suspended for the first eight games of the season and Mike Hughes still working his way back from last October’s torn ACL.