MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 16: Eric Kendricks #54 of the Minnesota Vikings and Harrison Smith #22 of the Minnesota Vikings dive for a free ball in opposition to the Miami Dolphins through the second quarter at Onerous Rock Stadium on October 16, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Picture by Eric Espada/Getty Pictures)

The Minnesota Vikings have already launched quite a few key veterans. Insiders anticipate that to proceed with Harrison Smith subsequent up.

LB Eric Kendricks, WR Adam Thielen and CB Cam Dantzler. What do all of them have in widespread?

All three are former Minnesota Vikings who had been launched by the group regardless of a ton of service group. A era of followers grew up with these gamers, however Kwesi Adofo-Mensah reduce them free because of cap considerations. It gained’t finish with these three, nonetheless — Harrison Smith could possibly be subsequent.

Minnesota has a cap crunch coming, which explains the roster strikes. However when will it finish? Dalvin Cook dinner has additionally been shopped on the open market. Subsequent 12 months’s squad might look nothing just like the group which gained the NFC North final season.

Minnesota Vikings might launch extra veteran expertise

FanSided’s Alicia de Artola outlined the Harrison Smith state of affairs on Friday because it was creating.

“That doesn’t imply Smith is unquestionably going to be reduce, Wolfson mentioned. The group might nonetheless attempt to restructure his present deal to be extra group pleasant. Nonetheless, if the 2 sides can’t agree on that, the reduce is certianly doable.

Smith has been a stalwart for the Vikings since he was drafted No. 29 general in 2012 out of Notre Dame. He’s began 158 video games over the past 11 seasons in Minnesota, making it to 6 Professional Bowls. He was an AP first group All-Professional in 2017.”

Smith had 5 interceptions in 2022 and was a staple within the secondary. He was drafted within the first spherical out of Notre Dame in 2022, and has been a Viking ever since. That point might come to an finish quickly regardless of establishing himself as a fan favourite.

It’s unclear who would change a participant like Smith in Minnesota. A contract restructure stays a chance, if the Vikings and Smith would reasonably not transfer on.