{"id":38894,"date":"2018-03-16T16:07:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T20:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=38894"},"modified":"2018-03-16T16:07:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T20:07:56","slug":"report-sheldon-richardson-signs-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/16\/report-sheldon-richardson-signs-vikings\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Vikings Agree to Terms With Sheldon Richardson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong> is reporting that defensive lineman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RichSh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheldon Richardson<\/a><\/strong> will sign a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Richardson spent the first four years of his career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a> before playing the 2017\u00a0season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Seahawks\u2019 and Jets\u2019 DT Sheldon Richardson reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/974737460239495169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Sheldon Richardson Joining Minnesota Vikings on One-Year Deal<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Richardson was traded to the Seahawks prior to the start of the 2017 season. With just one year left on his contract, Richardson was expected to be another piece of that vaunted Seattle defense. Injuries limited the 2017 Seahawks to a 9-7 record, but Richardson was solid, if unspectacular, for the duration of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft and became an immediate contributor. A day one starter, Richardson played in all 16 games his rookie year while establishing himself as one of the best run stuffers in the league. His play earned praise league-wide, earning him the 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson\u2019s best year of his career came in 2014. The Missouri product brought his game to another level, recording 66 tackles, eight sacks, and a forced fumble. Richardson\u2019s dominant performance was good enough to earn his first Pro Bowl nomination.<\/p>\n<p>However, Richardson\u2019s play has dropped from his 2014 form. He had a solid 2015 despite missing five games, but he hasn\u2019t been his old self the previous two seasons. Richardson combined for just two and a half sacks over the past two seasons. He\u2019s still capable of stopping the run, as evidenced by his 106 combined tackles over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson has dealt with a few off-the-field issues. The league suspended him for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating its substance abuse policy. He also served a one-game suspension to start the 2016 season after an off-season arrest in which he was eventually<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/new-york-jets\/post\/_\/id\/52559\/explaining-why-sheldon-richardson-not-charged-for-drugs-child-endangerment\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> found guilty of reckless driving and resisting arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second contract of Richardson\u2019s career after his rookie contract. 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