Minnesota Vikings 2018 free-agent tracker – signings and departures

Find out which players were signed by the Minnesota Vikings during free agency and who will be playing for another team during the 2018 NFL season.

Free agency is in full swing in the NFL as the Minnesota Vikings and the other 31 teams attempt to assemble the best possible rosters to compete for the ultimate prize in the sport: the Lombardi Trophy.

Transactions come in fast and furious in free agency. Plus, the 2018 offseason has brought many transactions which are complete but could not be announced until the official start the league year on March 14th.

Let’s take a look at the players who the Vikings have brought in to compete for the Vikings, who will be playing with another team, and who is still waiting to be signed by a franchise in our 2018 free agency tracker!

Signed with Vikings

• Kendall Wright, WR – Signed with Vikings
• Tom Compton, OT/G – Signed with Vikings
• Nick Dooley, LS – Signed with Vikings
• Josiah Price, TE – Signed with Vikings
• Sheldon Richardson, DT – Signed with Vikings (1 year, $8,000,000 )
• Kirk Cousins, QB – Signed with Vikings (3 years, $84 million)

Acquired by trade

• Trevor Siemian, QB – Vikings trade 2019 5th round pick to Broncos for Siemian and 2018 7th round pick

Re-signed by the Vikings

• Marcus Sherels, CB – 1 year – 3/28/18
• Kai Forbath, K – 1 year – 3/20/18
• Dylan Bradley, DT – 1 year $480,000 – 3/16/18
• Nick Easton, G/C – 1 year $2.914 million – 3/12/18
• Anthony Harris, S – 1 year $705,000 – 3/8/18
• Mack Brown, RB – 1 year $630,000 – 3/8/18
• Josh Andrews, C – Reserve/Futures contract – 2/13/18
• Storm Norton, OT – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/30/18
• Jack Tocho, DB – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/30/18
• Cayleb Jones, WR – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/24/18
• Cedric Lang, TE – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/23/18
• Antwione Williams, LB  – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/23/18
• Dieugot Joseph, OT – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/23/18
• Horace Richardson, CB – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/23/18
• Ifeadi Odenigbo, DE – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/23/18
• Brandon Zylstra, WR – Reserve/Futures contract – 1/3/18

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Signed away from the Vikings

• Shamar Stephen, DT – Signed by Seahawks
• Tom Johnson, DT – Signed by Seahawks (1 year, up to $2.7 million)
• Jeremiah Sirles, OL – Signed by Panthers (1 year, $790,000)
• Emmanuel Lamur, LB – signed by Raiders
• Jarius Wright, WR – signed by Carolina Panthers (2 years, up to $3.5 million.
• Tramaine Brock, CB – signed by Denver Broncos (1 year, $4 million)
• Jerick McKinnon, RB – signed by San Francisco 49ers (4 years, $30 million)
• Teddy Bridgewater, QB – signed by New York Jets (1 year, $6,000,000)
• Sam Bradford, QB – signed by Arizona Cardinals (1 year, $20 million, 2019 option)
• Case Keenum, QB – signed by Denver Broncos
• Kyle Carter, TE – signed with New York Giants (1 year, $555,000)

Retired

• Joe Berger, G/C

Remaining free agents

• Terence Newman, CB
• Michael Floyd, WR
• Sharrif Floyd, DT
• Bishop Sankey, RB
• Shaan Washington, LB

Next: Which 2018 free-agents will the Vikings re-sign?

Which Minnesota Vikings signings do you think were the best? Who do you think will be the most missed player signed away? And which free agent who is still in limbo should be signed next? Let us know in the comments section below.