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Vikings free agency tracker: What's happened, what's left to do, what it all means
Posted by: Dan Wiederer Updated: March 15, 2013 - 10:13 PM
In what is a very busy and fluid week in the NFL business world, we’ll do our best to not only keep you up to speed with all the latest Vikings transactions but to provide a summary of what it all means. Be sure to check back with this post regularly for updates.
VIKINGS’ 2013 FREE AGENCY CHECKLIST
What has happened so far …
THE LATEST MOVE: (Friday night) The Vikings have signed receiver Greg Jennings, a 29-year-old veteran who had tormented them for the previous seven seasons with the Packers. Jennings was given a five-year deal, which reportedly could be worth up to $47.5 million with $18 million guaranteed. What it means: For starters, it means quarterback Christian Ponder gets a proven receiver to be his top target, a big move for the franchise after it traded away Percy Harvin on Monday. Jennings' versatility should be a plus. He can serve as a legitimate outside threat and is also potent out of the slot. On top of that, the Vikings are already raving about the positive energy and professionalism they expect him to lend to what figures to otherwise be a very, very young receiving unit. With Jennings signed as the top gun and a very deep pool of talent awaiting at receiver in this year's draft, the Vikings may no longer need to pull the trigger on a pass catcher in the first round -- even with picks Nos. 23 and 25. Logic says a standout talent should still be available in Round 2 and perhaps the Vikings use those two first-round picks to find help at middle linebacker and cornerback. Jennings' signing and the cash it took to complete means the team's significant offseason spending is done. Any free agent additions from here on out are likely to be minimal.
OFFENSE
- (Friday afternoon) Former Vikings backup offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. What it means: Not much to the Vikings. They had no interest in re-signing Schwartz, who wanted a chance to start. Joe Berger was re-signed to be the veteran interior backup. He can play all three inside spots. Plus, unlike last year, the Vikings are now committed to Brandon Fusco as their starting right guard. Fusco had his ups and downs during the 2012 season, but re-established a firm grip on the starting job late in the year. Schwartz's sports hernia in training camp kept him from having a chance to unseat Fusco.
- (Thursday afternoon) The Vikings have put the finishing touches on a deal to bring free agent quarterback Matt Cassel to town. Cassel was released by the Kansas City Chiefs earlier in the day in a move that had been a foregone conclusion for some time. The Chiefs had completed a trade for Alex Smith weeks ago and then signed free agent Chase Daniel as a back-up. What it means: To be clear, to fans hoping Cassel could win the Vikings' starting job heading into 2013, that's not in the plans. At least as they're stated anyway. Both General Manager Rick Spielman and coach Leslie Frazier have clearly stated the team's plan for Christian Ponder to be the unchallenged starter next season. Ponder will hold that job through the offseason and training camp with the organization expecting him to take a big leap forward in his third year as a starter. But if Ponder proves inept or is injured, the team wanted to have a safer back-up plan in play and some competition in place. Joe Webb was the team's No. 2 quarterback throughout 2012. And after not attempting a pass in the regular season, he was thrust into a playoff start in Green Bay after a badly bruised triceps injury sidelined Ponder. Webb's performance in that season-ending loss was woeful and left the Vikings in a hunt for a solution. Cassel will come in as an experienced veteran. He's entering his ninth year in the league and has started 62 games over the past five seasons.
- (Tuesday evening) Fullback Jerome Felton, as expected, has re-signed rather than test a market that wasn't very kind to him during the first four years of his career. After bouncing around Detroit, Carolina and Indianapolis with little success, Felton fell into a great situation as Adrian Peterson's lead blocker in 2012. The one-year tryout has now turned into a three-year, $7.5 million deal for the 26-year-old fullback. What it means: It means the lead blocker from Peterson's 2,097-yard season will be out front again this season. Felton made his first Pro Bowl while helping knock people aside (did someone say James Laurinaitis?) so that Peterson could run very long distances for touchdowns and the league's MVP trophy.
- (Tuesday afternoon) The Vikings have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with right tackle Phil Loadholt, reportedly a four-year $25 million extension. But by finding a way to secure Loadholt, the Vikings bring back a player who has been a mauler in the running game and continues to improve. What it means: All five starters from last season's offensive line are back. Continuity and stability should follow. General Manager Rick Spielman feels very strongly about Loadholt's worth to the running attack and you can bet Adrian Peterson will see the benefits. Early reports Tuesday in Chicago had the Bears making a heavy push to sign Loadholt. But the Vikings were determined not to let him get away with Spielman calling his re-signing "the top priority" in what promises to be a busy offseason.
- (Tuesday afternoon) The Vikings have re-signed offensive lineman Joe Berger to a one-year deal. What it means: Berger provides depth on the o-line. He's intelligent. He's been around for seven NFL seasons. He has the versatility to play center and both guard positions. In fact, when called upon in 2011, he started as an injury fill-in at all three positions.
- (Tuesday morning) According to an NFL source, the Vikings have re-signed wide receiver Jerome Simpson to a one-year deal. Terms of the contract are not yet know. What it means: Even after a highly disappointing 2012 in which he totaled only 26 catches for 274 yards without a score, Simpson is the Vikings' leading returning receiver. Yep, that's just how depleted that unit is. Still, Simpson won't have to learn Bill Musgrave's offensive system from scratch, has built-in rapport already with quarterback Christian Ponder and returns on a low-risk deal with incentive to prove that last season's flop was an unfortunate byproduct of a strange back injury that limited him for a 10-week stretch in midseason. That's what the Vikings are betting on anyway in a risk-reward scenario that makes perfect sense for both sides.
- (Tuesday morning) A league source has confirmed that tight end John Carlson has done some minor restructuring to his contract, taking a cut in his 2013 base salary, which had been scheduled to be $2.9 million. Carlson was the Vikings' biggest free agent signee in 2012. And he was an even bigger bust than Simpson, catching only eight passes for 43 yards after securing a five-year contract worth $25 million. Like with Simpson, the Vikings weren't ready yet to cut their losses with Carlson by releasing him. So they've tweaked his contract slightly. What it means: The exact details of Carlson's restructuring have not been made available. But one source said it won't change much for the tight end in 2013, where he is still guaranteed more $1.2 million of his base salary and could still make up to $3 million when all is said and done with base salary, workout bonus and incentives. Big picture, this is not a major financial transaction whatsoever, just a reduction in the 2013 base salary that should give the Vikings just a little more salary cap wiggle room.
- (Monday afternoon) The Vikings have traded standout receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for three draft picks: the No. 25 overall pick and also a seventh-rounder this year plus a third-round selection in 2014. What it means: The Vikings have lost their biggest playmaker from a passing attack that already ranked in the bottom two of the league in production in 2012. The needs at receiver are greater than they’ve ever been. Still, the team received a healthy amount of compensation from Seattle, making it easier to part with a mercurial playmaker whose unhappiness had created a tense and strained relationship.
DEFENSE
- (Late Thursday) Middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley, a starter last season, moved on, as expected, signing with the Arizona Cardinals. He had visited the Giants a day earlier. What it means: The Vikings weren't going to keep both Erin Henderson, their starting weak-side linebacker, and Brinkley. Once the team re-signed Henderson to a two-year, $4 million deal on Tuesday, that was it for Brinkley. The Vikings are looking for a three-down playmaker to put in the middle of their defense. Whether that's a young star in the draft (Manti Te'o?) or an aging stopgap star (Brian Urlacher?) remains to be seen. Brinkley was an OK starter, but the Vikings can do better. Brinkley was miscast as the deep middle read defender in the Tampa 2 nickel when Henderson went down with a concussion early in the season. Henderson eventually reclaimed that important role in the nickel, but he's not the best fit there either. Henderson has more upside as a two-down backer on the weak side. Now, it's just a matter of finding that playmaker to plop in the middle.
- (Tuesday night) Linebacker Erin Henderson will return to the Vikings, re-signed to a two-year deal. Henderson was the sixth player the Vikings re-signed on a busy Tuesday. The organization has yet to sign any outside free agents. What it means: Henderson was one of three Vikings linebackers who hit free agency along with Jasper Brinkley and Marvin Mitchell. Originally acquired as an undrafted free agent in 2009, Henderson has made steady growth during his time in Minnesota. Last season was certainly his best. As the starting weakside linebacker, he tallied 112 tackles according to team stats, plus 10 tackles for loss and three sacks. Henderson finished the season playing as the team's middle linebacker in nickel packages, a role Brinkley had taken over early in the season after Henderson missed two games with a concussion. Whether Henderson can flourish in that role going forward remains to be seen. The Vikings still may target a three-down middle linebacker in the draft. But the Vikings do feel very good about Henderson's potential going forward.
- (Tuesday afternoon) In a surprise move, the Vikings have released veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield, a three-time Pro Bowler and the veteran leader of the Vikings' green secondary. Winfield was due to make $7.25 million in 2013, the final year of his contract, and had expressed interest in playing out his career and finishing his 15th season before hanging it up. What it means: This seems to be a salary dump move more than anything else. The loss of Winfield's presence and knowledge will be immediately obvious on game day's and also, amongst teammates in the locker room and classroom. Winfield's brilliant resurgence in 2012 was a big part of the Vikings' run back to relevance. He contributed 110 tackles, 11 for loss, three interceptions, a fumble recovery and 13 pass deflections. Winfield suffered a hand injury in Week 16 that limited him in the final two games and the playoff loss at Green Bay. But all indications were that he would be back around in 2013 with coach Leslie Frazier making a point at season's end to deliver his endorsement of a Winfield return for a 10th season in Minnesota. "The intangibles," Frazier said, "is a big deal when you're trying to get the locker room the way you want it." Now? At present, the Vikings' cornerback depth is thin with Chris Cook, A.J. Jefferson, Josh Robinson, Marcus Sherels and Brandon Burton in the fold.
- (Tuesday evening) Jamarca Sanford -- the ultimate NFL overachiever, special teams standout, capable starter, non-pouty backup if need be and team leader -- tweeted that he has re-signed with the Vikings. What it means: This was expected because, well, Sanford is the poster child for all of the intangibles that GM Rick Spielman looks for in an NFL player. Sanford can start and do well at strong safety or accept a backup role with class if asked to do that. He's one of the league's best special teams players. This is a boost for special teams, secondary depth and the morale boost that Sanford's loud, chatterbox of a mouth provides on all those long, hot days in Mankato.
- (Monday night) Have placed the low tender on cornerback A.J. Jefferson, the team's only restricted free agent. Also issued a tender to exclusive rights free agent Marcus Sherels, a back-up cornerback and return specialisty. What it means: The Vikings will play Jefferson $1.323 million for 2013 and have the option to match any offer that another team gives him. If the Vikings choose not to match an offer from another team, they will not receive draft compensation for losing Jefferson. Sherels, meanwhile, will be in line to make $550,000 next season and could again carve out a niche as a reliable return guy. The loss of Harvin has heightened the Vikings' needs in the kick return game.
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What’s left to do
OFFENSE
- Determine the future of receiver Devin Aromashodu --> Aromashodu's likely to be on the free agent market for quite some time. Perhaps, when all is said and done, the Vikings opt to bring him back at a deep discount. But Aromashodu's meager two-season totals: 37 catches, 650 yards, one score would seem to indicate the Vikings should move on.
DEFENSE
- Determine the future of linebacker Marvin Mitchell --> Mitchell is one of those lower-tier free agents who won't get a sniff until much later in the free agency. The Vikings may opt ultimately to bring him back. But the market will have to play itself out and settle.
- Continue to pursue free agent options to fortify the secondary.
Notes: Vikings put tender on restricted free agent A.J. Jefferson
Posted by: Dan Wiederer Updated: March 11, 2013 - 8:02 PMIn other news …
Yes, yes, we know. All other Vikings news is incredibly minor today in the wake of the Percy Harvin trade, a blockbuster deal that has triggered widespread reaction. But there is other business to tend to. So, a few notables to put on the table …
-- The Vikings have put the low tender on cornerback A.J. Jefferson, the team’s only restricted free agent. With free agency officially set to open Tuesday at 3 p.m., the move puts the Vikings in position to pay Jefferson $1.323 million for 2013 while also giving the team the right to match any other offer Jefferson gets from another organization. If Jefferson is given an offer from another team that the Vikings don’t choose to match, they will not be awarded draft compensation. The 24-year-old cornerback came to the Vikings through a trade with Arizona just before the start of the regular season last summer. He wound up starting seven games, taking on a heightened role after Chris Cook broke his wrist in Week 8.
-- The Vikings have 10 unrestricted free agents due to hit the open market on Tuesday. They are right tackle Phil Loadholt, fullback Jerome Felton, linebackers Jasper Brinkley, Erin Henderson and Marvin Mitchell, safety Jamarca Sanford, receivers Jerome Simpson and Devin Aromashodu and offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz and Joe Berger. Here was our weekend projections on how all of those situations might play out. We’re told the Vikings have heavy interest in bringing Simpson back into the fold for a second season. And the needs at receiver just got a little more dire with the Harvin deal. Simpson has attracted interest from multiple other teams and will have a decision to make. We’re expecting Jerome Felton back as well, though it will be interesting to see if he ultimately makes a cash grab and rewards the highest bidder for his services or if, as expected, he truly values the situation he has found in Minnesota in a run-first, fullback-reliant offense that features league MVP Adrian Peterson.
Looking for clarity in Percy Harvin saga? Not much exists
Posted by: Dan Wiederer Updated: March 8, 2013 - 1:32 PMIf only the Internet had come around sooner. If only the popularity of blogs had exploded in the late 1980s so that by the time I got to Lincoln Jr. High in Park Ridge, Ill., in the fall of ‘89 I could have started a site called, say, “JuniorHighChatter.com.”
It would have been perfect, a hub for all the truth mixed with rumor mixed with gossip mixed with analysis that keeps people energized.
- Sources: Debbie won’t go to dance with Tim; incensed by Valentine’s Day present
- Report: Wood shop teacher had to borrow money to fill up gas tank on way to school
- Breaking: Cafeteria taco meat may actually be made of squirrel
(According to a source close to the lunchroom, naturally.)
You’d click on those stories, right? Truths, half-truths, wild speculation.
Who really cares? So long as they are tied to a source and make for interesting conversation and debate, right?
Which brings us to the latest development in the wacky Percy Harvin saga. According to a story published late Thursday by Yahoo! Sports, Harvin almost walked out on the Vikings in late August. Reportedly.
He was apparently upset that New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez – a former teammate at Florida – had his contract reworked and enhanced after just two seasons in the league. According to the story, that infuriated Harvin. Reportedly to the point that he again threatened the Vikings to take better care of him or else.
So what we have now is a story that’s difficult to verify yet can’t really be disproven. After all, it’s difficult to pin down for certain whether Harvin’s threat really occurred? And if it did, was it the equivalent of an 8-year-old threatening to run away because he didn’t get ice cream after dinner? Or more was it more pronounced and legitimate than that?
Overall, what the latest batch of Harvin chatter has confirmed is that this situation needs resolution sooner than later. If only to keep the carousel of vague, anonymous-sourced reports from mushrooming further and overcrowding the NFL offseason’s hyperventilation chamber.
This isn’t to say Harvin hasn’t ever been a headache for the Vikings. He has. And we can all acknowledge that the 24-year-old receiver is often moody, has a fiery temper and occasionally lets his petulance steal the spotlight away from his tremendous football talent. There’s documented evidence of all that from his high school days in Virginia to his college career at Florida to his time with the Vikings.
But it’s also wise to process all Harvin stories at this stage of the NFL calendar with some deeper thought. Why, for example, would Harvin’s threat to leave the team seven months ago just now be surfacing – coincidentally at a point in the year where potential trade talks for the receiver might be heating up?
Might the source who relayed this information have an agenda to push, trying to manipulate the Harvin story arc in a way most beneficial to his/her cause?
If the Vikings are seeking to trade Harvin, it’s a deal they might want to complete before the free agent market opens Tuesday. So why would they leak information to the media that Harvin is an anxious malcontent who’s apparently seeking a mega-bucks contract in line with the eight-year, $132 deal that Detroit’s Calvin Johnson finalized last year?
Wouldn’t information like that significantly hurt Harvin’s trade value?
So then is it possible the source of these claims is with another team deliberately attempting to drive down that trade value?
To make things even more complicated, other conspiracy theorists suggest that maybe it is indeed the Vikings leaking the anti-Harvin sentiments, trying to scare away potential trade suitors, preferring instead to keep the receiver around for the final year of his deal. After all, the root of this drama seems to begin more with Harvin wanting out of Minnesota than with the Vikings wanting to get rid of him.
Furthermore, the timeline of Harvin’s alleged blow-up over Hernandez’s contract doesn’t make a ton of sense. Yes, he had a highly-publicized tantrum during the team’s mini-camp last June, requesting a trade. But Harvin quickly came down off that demand, reported to training camp on time a month later and wasn’t a problem at all during the team’s three-week stay in Mankato.
When Hernandez got his contract extension on Aug. 27, the Vikings were deep into the preseason preparing for their final preseason game in Houston and Harvin had worked himself into position to deliver the best stretch of his career at the start of the 2012 regular season.
Over the first eight games, he caught 60 passes for 667 yards. He scored touchdowns as a receiver, as a running back and as a kick returner. He was lauded as an MVP frontrunner and showed few signs of being a locker room stressor.
Especially with the Vikings off to a surprising 5-3 start.
But now? What’s next? Who knows?
Publicly, Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman has carefully stated he has “no intent” on trading Percy Harvin. Though Spielman has never gone on record to say that he won’t make such a trade.
Publicly, Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier has stated that he remains a big fan of Harvin and has expressed to the star receiver that he wants him back around.
Publicly, Harvin has said nothing. He hasn’t spoken to reporters since Nov. 21. That was in the locker room at Winter Park, 17 days after he had severely sprained his ankle in a Week 9 loss in Seattle. Harvin said that afternoon he was making good progress with his ankle rehabilitation and would definitely be back at practice.
He wasn’t able to make good on that vow. Not that day. And not for the team’s next six practices either.
Harvin was put on injured reserve Dec. 5. And with that, poof! He vanished from the team’s facility for the rest of the season and hasn’t been heard from since. The strange dynamic of the whole situation, of the I.R. decision, of Harvin’s separation from his teammates during an inspired late-season run has done nothing but create confusion. Harvin’s own silence exacerbates the mystery.
For now, the developments in this drama seemingly exist in a vacuum. And attempts to connect the dots have only surfaced through periodic reports that are themselves difficult to decipher or verify.
Combine participation is just the beginning for Te'o in pre-draft process
Posted by: Dan Wiederer Updated: February 26, 2013 - 8:17 AMAfter Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o participated in his highly anticipated NFL Combine press conference Sunday, we brought you a recap of the poise and grace he showed in continuing to explain through and move on from his bizarre fake girlfriend hoax.
Saturday’s appearance in the Lucas Oil Stadium interview room marked Te’o’s first appearance in front of a media swarm since the controversy broke last month. He had previously done lengthy one-on-one interviews with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap and ABC’s Katie Couric.
Yet if the complexities of the Te’o scandal were far too intricate to fully understand after Schaap’s 2.5-hour grilling and another hour-long session with Couric – not to mention the two-day Dr. Phil special with admitted hoax perpetrator, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo – then Saturday’s 14-minute session at the combine certainly wasn’t going to provide final resolution to everything.
You can read all of what Te’o said Saturday in Indianapolis right here.
But what also should be made clear is that while the star linebacker’s participation at the combine will certainly move his story forward, there is plenty more NFL teams will be digging for and trying to learn about his controversy, his mental make-up, his maturity and, yes, his football ability before April’s draft.
On Monday, Te’o participated in athletic testing at the combine. His results:
40-yard dash: 4.82 seconds
Broad jump: 113 inches
Vertical leap: 33 inches
Three-cone drill: 7.13 seconds
20-yard shuttle: 4,27 seconds
Bench press: Did not participate due to a right shoulder injury
After that, for those teams who remain interested in Te’o as a prospect, the private interviews in the weeks ahead will be vital.
As Te’o departs the combine, here’s a reminder of what many NFL folks have been saying about his situation.
Leslie Frazier, Vikings head coach
"Probably like everybody, you want to hear from him, what exactly went on. I'm looking forward to sitting down and talking with him … just to get to know him as a person, just to get a feel for would he fit on our football team. I think he's a very good football player from what our scouts have told me. I haven't had a chance to watch him on tape yet. It's a matter of can he fit our locker room, can he fit our football team and what would his role be?”
Rick Spielman, Vikings GM
“It’s not like anything else we don’t do. You gather all the information you can. I did watch Dr. Phil for the first time in my life [a few weeks back]. Which was interesting. I was like, ‘This guy makes a living?’ Maybe we should hire him to come down. We might need some of that. I did watch those interviews, with that other person [Tuiasosopo]. But all we do is gather all the information, and you go through your process to make the determination. … In the end, you’ll sit there and discuss all that. Every team will make their own determination. How do you compare what happened to him, because he’s an extremely talented football player, against a guy who may have a drug issue or may have an arrest record or may have some other off-field issue? Everybody’s going to have their difference of opinion. We’ll go through that process as well. … We know some things that have not been reported in the media. I’ll say that.”
Gil Brandt, former vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys
“Teams will bring him in for visits. And I’d bet there will be upward of 15 teams wanting to get him to their facility. And what I’d want to use that time for is to have somebody who understands those kinds of things more than I do. So you’re going to want to have somebody from your psychological evaluation department who’s versed on these kinds of things take a look at it. And you want them to dig into the situation and tell you, ‘Hey, this guy is a fraud.’ Or ‘This guy is truthful.’ And as I’ve said myself, I don’t think he’s a fraud. I think he’s a truthful guy. But I’ll also tell you what, when all this first came out, I had no idea what to think. Because nothing like this has ever happened before. That’s why it’s so interesting.”
Ron Rivera, Panthers head coach
“If he can handle that distraction and still be able to perform on the football field, I really don't think it makes that much of a difference. Whatever happened is a set of circumstances that he only he really knows what it was all about. We'll talk about it. We'll find out about it. The bottom line is, is he a good person and can he play football? That's probably the most important thing that he'll have to answer. I don't think it's going to hurt his draft stock. He's coming here to improve his draft stock. I do think he's a heck of a football player and I think he's got a bright future in this league.”
Les Snead, Rams general manager
“That issue is not, ‘Life's over.’ He's 21. Life ends at maybe 80. He's got a lot of healthy years left.”
Mike Mayock, NFL Network draft expert and NBC color commentator for Notre Dame games
“You better look people in the eye. And I know you're going to be embarrassed and I know it's going to be uncomfortable. All the way up through the draft, it's not going to be a comfortable situation for this kid. But don't be embarrassed. I think he's a good kid, and I think he made a mistake, and he's naive and all that stuff. But don't back away. Look people in the eye, tell them your story, and let the tape do the talking for you. … I think there are two schools of thought. One is most of us have made mistakes at age 21, and the kid's naive, and it's embarrassing. But it shouldn't really hurt the kid because it's not like one of those major things where you say we can't have him on our team. Some other teams are going to look at him and say he lied to his father. He had a chance when he found out about what really happened, he had a chance to tell the nation, and he lied to the nation. And do you want a liar in your locker room? … At the end of the day what I think happens is that up until is that story became public, he had a plus, plus, plus intangible grade. Was he going to become Ray Lewis, a guy who could really galvanize a locker room? He had a huge intangible grade that would push his on‑the‑field grade higher. But I think he's lost all of that. At best, it's now going to be neutral. So now it’s just, hey, what kind of player you are, and where can we slot you? “
Combine Notes: Vikings up front with QB vision for 2013
Posted by: Dan Wiederer Updated: February 22, 2013 - 4:02 PMADVERTISEMENT
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