After Everson Griffen's emergence meant Stephen Weatherly's playing time had dried up in Minnesota, the Vikings defensive end had been looking for a trade to end his second stint with the Vikings. He got a new home on Saturday.
The Vikings traded Weatherly to the Broncos on Saturday, receiving a seventh-round pick back in exchange for the defensive end and a 2023 seventh-rounder, according to a league source. The move gives Weatherly a new home with Broncos general manager George Paton, who helped draft him in 2016 with the Vikings, and should help the Vikings recoup about $1 million of salary cap space, with roughly two-thirds of Weatherly's $1.