Some Vikings players left the organization in free agency and signed either huge deals or their cap hits were too big. Patrick Peterson and Dalvin Tomlinson will play in the AFC after agreeing to mind-blowing contracts, especially since Tomlinson is now paid like a top-10 defensive tackle in football.
Adam Thielen and Eric Kendricks were released because they didn’t play up to their high salaries, and their performance was declining. A big theme of the Vikings’ free agency was to retain their players. Minnesota kept many free agents in the building. Among others, Alexander Mattison, Jonathan Bullard, and backup QB Nick Mullens re-signed with the purple team.