Minnesota Vikings: How Much Can Vikings Realistically Spend in Free Agency?

January 13, 2015   ·   Bill Hubbell   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL is down to its final four teams, and all is quiet on the home front as the Minnesota Vikings catch their breath and analyze the season that just was and begin to play with the puzzle pieces that will make up the picture for next season and beyond.
The next step for every NFL team is to assess the free-agent market and figure out what players might help their team while being financially reasonable. 
It's those last two words that many NFL fans tend to gloss over. A common refrain on comment threads across the league read something like, "If we can just sign Randall Cobb, Devin McCourty and Mike Iupati, we'll be set for next year!"
Dare to dream, but not only have you just blown right by the NFL's salary-cap number, you've probably financially crippled your team for the next five years.
No. NFL teams, including the Vikings, have to take a more measured approach. Not only do they have to analyze their salary-cap numbers for next season, but they have to l...

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