The Minnesota Vikings have already packed plenty into their offseason, but the work may not be done yet.
A new general manager is in place. The draft brought in a wave of talent.
There’s even a chance the team added its next starting quarterback. Still, with training camp closing in, one more move could be coming - and it might come on the edge.
Minnesota’s biggest remaining question is depth at edge rusher. Dallas Turner is lined up as the in-house answer for Jonathan Greenard, but the Vikings could still use another body who can help right away.
Turner is coming off a strong second season. After posting 12 pressures and three sacks in 310 defensive snaps as a rookie, he jumped to 42 pressures and nine sacks last year, according to Pro Football Focus. He also looked more comfortable in Greenard’s role than Van Ginkel’s, and that should help cushion the loss of Greenard even if Turner doesn’t quite match the level he hit in 2024, when he piled up 80 pressures and 12.0 sacks.
The problem is what sits behind him and Van Ginkel. Van Ginkel entered last season having not missed a game in four years, but 2025 was a different story. A neck injury and a concussion limited him to 12 games.
The Vikings also used a second-round pick on Jake Golday, who has the versatility to line up on the edge. But defensive coordinator Brian Flores may choose to bring him along slowly, the same way he handled Turner as a rookie.
That leaves Minnesota in a spot where another edge rusher could make immediate sense.
Free agency offers the most straightforward path. Jadeveon Clowney and Joey Bosa are among the bigger names available, though the Vikings may be more likely to look for a player closer to Yetur Gross-Matos, who had 13 pressures and a 75.7 grade on 121 pass-rushing snaps last season, per PFF.
Kyle Van Noy is another name to watch, especially because of his history with Flores from their time together with the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins. But there’s baggage there, too, after Flores cut Van Noy one year into a four-year, $51 million deal following the 2020 season.
Trade talks are another possibility. A splashy deal for Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders or Kayvon Thibodeaux of the New York Giants would be difficult because of the likely price, but other names could fit the bill. Myles Murphy of the Cincinnati Bengals is a former first-round pick who may need a fresh start, while James Houston of the Dallas Cowboys could become available after Dallas added Rashan Gary earlier this spring.
A trade would also give the Vikings the option to lean on their internal depth a little longer, with Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Bo Richter and Tyler Batty all candidates to take on bigger roles. Even so, Minnesota would be better off moving early so any new addition has time to settle into Flores’s system.
The bottom line is simple: the Vikings have options, but another edge rusher still feels likely, and it may happen before training camp opens.
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