Minnesota Vikings 2017 free agent tracker – signings and departures
By Adam Carlson
What moves have the Minnesota Vikings made in free agency and who is still left to be signed as former players? Check out the tracker and find out!
Free agency can be crazy in today’s NFL. Players can be changing teams in the blink of an eye and then another move can be made to bury the news of the previous signing. This is even true for the Minnesota Vikings.
For Vikings fans, keeping track of these moves can be a challenge. In the ocean of rumors, speculation, reports, and misinformation, it can be hard sift through social media and find one location that is up to date on the moves in free agency.
For those who want to keep up with the news, here are the official signings and departures from the Vikings along with the links to articles on our website about each transaction (contract information via Spotrac):
Free Agent Acquisitions:
- OT Riley Reiff: signed with Vikings on 03/10 – 5 yrs / $58.75M, $26.3M GTD
- OT Mike Remmers: signed with Vikings on 03/10 – 5 yrs / $30M, $10.5M GTD
- DL Datone Jones: signed with Vikings on 03/14 – 1 yr / $3.75M
- RB Latavius Murray: signed with Vikings on 03/15 – 3 yrs/ $15M, $8.5M GTD
- CB Terrell Sinkfield: signed with Vikings on 03/30 – 2 yrs / $990K
- WR Mitch Mathews: signed with Vikings on 03/30 – 1 yr / $465K
- TE Nick Truesdell: signed with Vikings on 03/30 – contract unknown
- QB Case Keenum: agreed to terms with Vikings on 03/31 – 1 yr / $2M
- P Ryan Quigley: signed with Vikings on 04/03 – contract unknown
Re-signed:
- OT Jeremiah Sirles: re-signed with Vikings 03/08 – 1 yr / $690,000
- CB Terence Newman: re-signed with Vikings on 03/15 – 1 yr / $3.25M, $1.5M GTD
- WR Adam Thielen: re-signed with Vikings on 03/15 – 3yrs / $17M, $11M GTD
- G Zac Kerin: re-signed with the Vikings on 04/13 – details unknown
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Unrestricted Free Agents:
- RB Matt Asiata
- QB Shaun Hill
- FB Zach Line
- DE Justin Trattou
Signed with Other Teams:
- LB Audie Cole: Signed with Jacksonville Jaguars on 03/11 – 2 yrs / $2.6M, $0.1M GTD
- TE Rhett Ellison: signed with New York Giants on 03/10 – 4 yrs / $18M, $8 GTD
- WR Charles Johnson: signed with Carolina Panthers on 03/10 – 1 yr / $2,200,000
- OT Matt Kalil: signed with Carolina Panthers on 03/10 – 5 yrs / $55M, $25M GTD
- P Jeff Locke: signed with Indianapolis Colts on 03/10 – 2 yrs / $3.45M, $1.25 GTD
- CB Captain Munnerlyn: signed with Carolina Panthers on 03/10 – 4 yrs / $21M, $10.5M GTD
- WR Cordarrelle Patterson: signed with Oakland Raiders on 3/13 – 2 yrs / $8.5M – $5M GTD
- OL Andre Smith: Signed with Cincinnati Bengals on 3/14 – 1 yr / $3.25M – $1.55M GTD
- RB Adrian Peterson: Signed with New Orleans Saints on 4/26 – 2 yrs / $3.5M GTD
Retired
- OT Jake Long
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This tracker will be updated as soon as either a reputable source reports the transaction or the team announces the signing. Speculation and rumors will not be addressed here, as this is for official transactions of the Minnesota Vikings only.