The Vikings made their first veteran cuts of the offseason Friday, signaling the start an overhaul of their underperforming offensive line by releasing a pair of former starters in Brandon Fusco and Mike Harris.
Neither cut was surprising. Fusco was not the same player after tearing his pectoral in 2014 and his release freed up $3.2 million in cap space. Harris, meanwhile, missed last season with an undisclosed medical issue and as of last month still had not been cleared by team doctors.
The two linemen had made 85 combined starts for the Vikings.
The next decision the Vikings must make up front — and they may have made it already — is whether to try to bring back Matt Kalil or Andre Smith.