Quite stunningly, Za’Darius Smith announced his desire to leave the Minnesota Vikings in a tweet on March 9.
“I just want to say ‘Thank you!’ to Skol Nation,” the edge rusher explained, “for an amazing season & experience! Thank you to all of my Teammates, Coaches & the entire Minnesota Vikings Organization!” Shortly thereafter, Ian Rapoport sent a follow-up tweet, clarifying that Minnesota didn’t intend on cutting their star pass rusher. All of this followed the Ben Goessling tweet explaining that Smith’s house was on the market.
