{"id":99411,"date":"2020-12-10T08:13:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=99411"},"modified":"2021-03-13T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T16:17:37","slug":"christmas-shopping-minnesota-vikings-pff-free-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/12\/10\/christmas-shopping-minnesota-vikings-pff-free-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Shopping for The Minnesota Vikings: PFF\u2019s Top 50 Free Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understandably, Minnesota Vikings<\/a> fans have been focusing their attention on their team\u2019s unlikely playoff push. While fans are rightly focusing on this season, we can be certain that Minnesota\u2019s front office is already prepping for the offseason. Free agency, of course, is one of the central parts of the NFL offseason, and Pro Football Focus recently published a list of their top-50 impending free agents<\/a>. PFF offers a brief description of each player before predicting where the player will sign and for how much. PFF doesn\u2019t think any of their top 50 free agents will go to the Vikings. The Vikings have a difficult cap situation, but this doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019ll be disinterested in free agency. As a result, we\u2019ve decided to look at three free agents the Minnesota Vikings may consider.<\/p>\n

Free Agents The Minnesota Vikings May Consider<\/h2>\n

Joe Thuney<\/a> \u2013 G – #19 on PFF\u2019s List<\/h4>\n

Admittedly, this one is a long shot. PFF predicts that Thuney will go to the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> on a four-year, $57 million deal. Even if the salary cap is set at $195 million, as Mike Florio recently suggested<\/a>, a $14.25 million per year average is pretty rich for these Vikings. Nevertheless, the prospect of adding an elite guard must be intriguing to Minnesota. Thuney has great length and he ran a 4.95 forty-yard dash<\/a>. This athleticism would serve him well in Gary<\/strong> Kubiak<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s zone running scheme.<\/p>\n

Xavier Woods<\/a> \u2013 C\/S – #35 on PFF\u2019s List<\/h4>\n

Vikings writers have spent a considerable amount of time talking about the depth (or lack thereof) in Minnesota\u2019s secondary. Woods may be able to help. In all likelihood, the Vikings won\u2019t be able to afford Anthony Harris<\/strong><\/a>, so their attention will turn to free agency, their young players, and the draft. Woods offers some position flexibility, playing both corner and safety. PFF\u2019s contract estimate \u2013 four-year, $25 million \u2013 is manageable for a team with a modest amount of cap space.<\/p>\n

K.J. Wright<\/a> \u2013 LB – #49 on PFF\u2019s List<\/h4>\n

Minnesota\u2019s linebacker depth has taken a massive hit this season. They lost Ben Gedeon<\/strong><\/a>, Cameron Smith<\/strong><\/a>, and Anthony Barr<\/strong><\/a> for the year. Eric Kendricks<\/strong><\/a> injured himself during warmup before last week\u2019s game, leaving an already thin group without one of the game\u2019s best middle linebackers. The Vikings have always prioritized linebacker depth; they\u2019ve picked a linebacker in every draft over the past decade. He may be getting older, but Wright is still capable of making incredible plays.<\/p>\n

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— Tiffany Amisse (@tiffanyamisse) October 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n