The Minnesota Vikings will play their first preseason game of 2024 on Saturday at 3 pm CDT vs the Las Vegas Raiders. It shouldn’t take long before we see how desperately this defense needs help at cornerback, either. Even if the Raiders have questions galore at quarterback.
On Friday, the Vikings traded away cornerback Andrew Booth Jr, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s second-ever draft pick. The CB they got in return, Nahshon Wright, has been in the league for three seasons, and started just three games. Offloading one struggling CB for another won’t fix their problem.
Minnesota Vikings linked to two CBs who have played for Brian Flores But there are a couple of big name veteran free agent corners still on the market who were linked to the Vikings by NFL insider Dan Graziano (ESPN) today. And both Stephon Gilmore and Xavien Howard once played for defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Minnesota also likes Byron Murphy Jr .
but would prefer to use him in the nickel corner spot to help with some of the most talented slot receivers its division features, such as Amon-Ra St. Brown in Detroit, Keenan Allen in Chicago and whichever of the Packers’ interchangeable dudes ends up playing that role in Green Bay. That leaves Fabian Moreau and Akayleb Evans as the likeliest starters opposite Griffin on the outside.
There are still a few free agent veterans who haven’t signed yet, and a couple of those — most notably Stephon Gilmore and Xavien Howard — have experience playing in defensive .