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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries |Byron Murphy |Chris Schad |Wyatt Wade
The Minnesota Vikings went on a free-agency frenzy this year, spending nearly $300 million on players as of Sunday afternoon, with $150 million in reported guarantees. They’ve retained key players like Byron Murphy, Harrison Smith, Aaron Jones, and Theo Jackson while adding beef to the lines with Ryan Kelly, Will Fries, Jonathan Allen, and Javon Hargrave. They’ve also added depth like Jordan Mason, Tavierre Thomas, Ryan Wright, Bubba Bolden, Justin Skule, and Eric Wilson.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Tom Schreier |Byron Murphy |Wyatt Wade |Tony Abbott
Brian Flores was the Miami Dolphins’ rookie head coach when they drafted Andrew Van Ginkel in 2019. When Flores met Van Ginkel before the draft, he discovered Van Ginkel was a conceptual thinker. Van Ginkel could see the themes behind the facts he learned in the classroom and added thoughts on developing a defensive strategy. “A lot of information is not too much for Gink,” Flores told the Star Tribune in October after Van Ginkel picked off Aaron Rodgers in London.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Chris Schad |Cam Bynum |Byron Murphy |Tony Abbott
On Monday afternoon, the magical time of the year known as the NFL’s legal tampering window commenced. Teams have been talking about contracts for weeks. Although nobody can officially sign a contract for a few days, it’s considered the big reveal for every team’s offseason plans. The Minnesota Vikings’ legal tampering window had a little extra to it. This was the first year since 2018 where the Vikings could be big spenders.
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1 month ago | 
si.com | Byron Murphy |Christian Booher
The Detroit Lions' defense could benefit from adding a veteran cornerback when free agency starts next week. Currently, the Lions' depth chart is headlined by Amik Robertson and 2024 draft picks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw. The team could retain some of its veteran talent such as Carlton Davis, Kindle Vildor and Khalil Dorsey, but if those players depart then Detroit will be young at the position.
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1 month ago | 
purpleptsd.com | Byron Murphy |Janik Eckardt
Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has to navigate his organization through uncertainty in the secondary. Safeties Harrison Smith and Cam Bynum could depart, as well as cornerbacks Byron Murphy, Stephon Gilmore, Shaq Griffin, and Fabian Moreau. The executive has roughly $63 million to fill those voids, but he needs to land a splash to solidify the cornerback room for defensive coordinator Brian Flores. That man could be 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward.
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1 month ago | 
empiresportsmedia.com | Byron Murphy |Alexander D. M. Wilson
The New York Giants have plenty of work to do this offseason, and one of their biggest needs is at cornerback. With a projected $48 million in cap space for 2025 and an impressive $146.4 million available in 2026, they have the financial flexibility to make some impactful moves. That number will shrink once they sign their draft class and bring in new talent, but the long-term cap health allows them to get creative with structuring deals.
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2 months ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Cole Smith |Byron Murphy |Wyatt Wade |Matt Fries
The Minnesota Vikings have worked to find solutions with some of their more critical pending free agents over the past week. They have agreed to move Aaron Jones and Byron Murphy, Jr.’s void dates to March 12, the day before the new league year starts. Had they not moved the void years, the dead money from Jones and Murphy’s contracts would have been on Minnesota’s books for 2025. Moving the void dates gives Minnesota time to negotiate new deals with two players vital to last year’s 14-win team.
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2 months ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Matt Fries |Byron Murphy |Drew Mahowald |Chris Schad
On Monday, the Minnesota Vikings allowed Sam Darnold and Stephon Gilmore‘s contracts to void automatically, meaning they will become unrestricted free agents (UFAs) at the start of the new league year. Byron Murphy and Aaron Jones agreed with the team to push their contract void dates back. Per a league source, the Vikings and CB Byron Murphy have agreed to push back the void date on his contract. Originally, the deal voided 23 days prior to the start of the league year (either today or tomorrow).
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2 months ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Chris Schad |Camryn Bynum |Byron Murphy |Tom Schreier
The next few weeks will be chaotic for the Minnesota Vikings. Sam Darnold, Camryn Bynum, and Byron Murphy are about to become free agents. All three players have an argument to become one of the highest-paid players at their respective positions and were an integral part of a 14-win team last year. During the previous regime, Rick Spielman would have asked Rob Brzezinski to perform Olympic-level gymnastics to fit everyone under the cap.
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2 months ago | 
purpleptsd.com | Byron Murphy |Janik Eckardt
The Minnesota Vikings have a long list of impending free agents, certainly led by quarterback Sam Darnold after his Pro Bowl season. Despite his late-season downfall, he showed that he is a competent starting quarterback in the league. Another Pro Bowler who could be on the move is cornerback Byron Murphy. Aaron Jones, Minnesota’s top running back in the 2024 season, missed out on the Pro Bowl despite recording a season with more than 1,500 yards from scrimmage.
