Prized $24 million free agent for the Vikings is anticipated to depart Minnesota.
The Minnesota Vikings’ middle of the season marking of watchman Dalton Risner was a hotly anticipated move called for by the fans — yet his time in Minnesota might have previously traveled every which way.
Jeremiah Sirles, a former offensive lineman for the Vikings who now works for the NFL, believes that Risner’s performance in 2023 is worthy of a lucrative contract that will likely cost the Vikings the team when he goes free agency in March.
“I think he played alright; he will need a greater agreement,” Sirles said on a January 23 episode of the “Purple Insider” digital broadcast, adding that Minnesota ought to allow Risner to stroll because of additional squeezing needs on the program.
Three weeks into the season, the Vikings signed Risner, 28, to a one-year, $3 million contract. They had previously released him following a visit during training camp in early August.
A sought after pass-defender, Risner didn’t permit a sack on 485 pass-obstructing snaps in 12 games played.
Genius Football Concentration (PFF) anticipated Risner to collect a three-year, $24 million arrangement with $15 million ensured and a normal yearly worth of $8 million a season Risner’s marking was a holding nothing back move before Kirk
Cousins went down with a season-finishing Achilles injury and added to the second-best composite pass-hindering grade in the NFL.
