Vikings Urged to Add Former 1st-Round Pick, $31 Million Cornerback

The Minnesota Vikings have concerns in the secondary before the 2023 regular season starts.

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Minnesota's defense has a new system and new players in the defensive backfield after the departures of Peterson.

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Dantzler Sr. Possible replacements for the upcoming game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Byron Murphy Jr., a free agent signing.

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The cornerback room has uncertainties with Andrew Booth Jr. and rookie Mekhi Blackmon.

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Both players have little NFL experience. JoeJuan Williams, a free agent, is currently on the practice squad.

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Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report suggests that Minnesota should use their remaining salary cap space to sign veteran CB Bradley Roby, which would improve the team's depth and experience.

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The Broncos drafted Roby from Ohio State as the 31st overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

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He played in almost all regular season games for five seasons in Denver before signing a big contract with the Houston Texans in 2019.

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Texans paid $31.5 million for Roby in March 2020. Houston traded CB to Saints for draft picks. Roby was released by New Orleans.

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