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VIKINGS
FREE AGENCY
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Unrestricted
Free Agents
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LB
Pete Bercich
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Unsigned |
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QB
Bubby Brister
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Lost.
Signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. |
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TE
John Davis
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Retained.
Signed a one-year deal with the Vikings. |
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WR
Matthew Hatchette
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Lost.
Signed a two-year, incentive-filled deal with N.Y. Jets that could be worth
up to $4 million. |
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WR
Nate Jacquet
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Retained.
Signed one-year minimum deal. |
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TE
Andrew Jordan
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Retained.
Signed a one-year deal believed to be close to the veteran minimum $477,000. |
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OL
Corbin Lacina
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Unsigned |
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TE
Johnny McWilliams
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Lost.
Signed a contract with the New England Patriots. |
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DE
Bryce Paup
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Unsigned |
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LB
Dwayne Rudd
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Lost.
Signed five-year, $23 million ($5.7 million bonus) deal with Cleveland. |
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DE
Fernando Smith
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Retained.
Signed a one-year deal for $500,000 with incentives. |
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RB
Robert Smith
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Retired |
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WR
Chris Walsh
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Unsigned |
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DT
Tony Williams
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Lost.
Signed four-year, $11 million ($4 million bonus) deal with Cincinnati. |
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Restricted
Free Agents
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DB
Antonio Banks
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Unsigned |
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C Matt
Birk
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Retained.
Signed one-year, $1.115 million tender. |
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QB
Todd Bouman
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Retained.
Signed new deal with Vikings. |
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LS/LB
Mitch Palmer
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Retained.
Signed one-year deal with Vikings. |
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CB
Keith Thibodeaux
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Unsigned |
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LB
Kailee Wong
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Retained.
Tendered one-year, $1.115 million offer by Vikings. |
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Exclusive
Rights Free Agents
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OL
Chris Liwienski
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Retained.
Tendered offer by Vikings. |
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LB
Jim Nelson
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Retained.
Tendered offer by Vikings. |
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Restructured
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FS
Orlando Thomas, LB Ed McDaniel, WR Cris Carter, SS Robert Griffith
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Released
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RB
David Palmer, DT John Randle, DL John Burrough, CB Keith Williams, WR
Jeremy Earp, TE Giles Cole
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Signed
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• Rookie free agents WR Tyrone Sutherland, LB Fearon Wright, LB
Isaac Keyes, QB Romaro Miller, WR Kenny Clark, T Oscar Comeaux, T Wes
Hines, TE Jeff Kostrewa, K John Matich, P Brian Morton, LB Shaun Paga,
S Brian Russell, TE Mike Solwold, T Bennitte Wadell, RB James Wofford.
• Defensive lineman Fernando Smith to a one-year, incentive-filled
contract. • Former Oakland Raiders DE Lance Johnstone to a muli-year,
backloaded contract that is voidable after the first year.
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Former Vikings and New Orleans Saints WR Jake Reed to a one-year, $600,000
contract with incentives.
• Former Broncos TE Byron Chamberlain to one-year, $500,000 contract
with incentives.
• WR Billy Cockerham, DT Tim Engelhardt, OT Jay Humphrey, WR Lonny
Mitchell, DE Antwone Young, WR Joey Kent, RB Marvin Welch.
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