All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

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Here’s done stats on how our ex-OL vastly improved in their greener pastures via an article in Heavy -

Ingram rewrote the narrative of his career in the final year of his rookie contract. He was graded as the 11th-best guard by Pro Football Focus (PFF) this season. He emerged as one of the best run blockers at his position and improved in pass protection, allowing 30 pressures on 635 pass-blocking snaps.

Meanwhile, Ingram is expected to garner a considerable contract just months after many Minnesota fans felt he couldn’t hold a starting job in the NFL. According to Spotrac, Ingram is projected to land athree-year, $39 million deal worth $13 million a season.

A 2020 second-round pick, Ezra Clevelandis coming off his best season as a pass protector with the Jacksonville Jaguars, tallying a 71.4 pass protection grade after sub-60.0 grades throughout his tenure in Minnesota.

Dalton Risner, the man who replaced Ingram during the 2024 season, was also allowed a career-best 17 pressures this season for the Cincinnati Bengals.

A 2018 first-round pick, Garrett Bradburyallowed a career-low 21 pressures with the New England Patriots and did not surrender a sack this season.
 

They let Addison off with a slap on the wrist. Good for him to hopefully put this behind him and move on; perhaps pull his head out of his ass moving forward.

 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Here’s done stats on how our ex-OL vastly improved in their greener pastures via an article in Heavy -

Ingram rewrote the narrative of his career in the final year of his rookie contract. He was graded as the 11th-best guard by Pro Football Focus (PFF) this season. He emerged as one of the best run blockers at his position and improved in pass protection, allowing 30 pressures on 635 pass-blocking snaps.

Meanwhile, Ingram is expected to garner a considerable contract just months after many Minnesota fans felt he couldn’t hold a starting job in the NFL. According to Spotrac, Ingram is projected to land athree-year, $39 million deal worth $13 million a season.

A 2020 second-round pick, Ezra Clevelandis coming off his best season as a pass protector with the Jacksonville Jaguars, tallying a 71.4 pass protection grade after sub-60.0 grades throughout his tenure in Minnesota.

Dalton Risner, the man who replaced Ingram during the 2024 season, was also allowed a career-best 17 pressures this season for the Cincinnati Bengals.

A 2018 first-round pick, Garrett Bradburyallowed a career-low 21 pressures with the New England Patriots and did not surrender a sack this season.
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Make no mistake, I think the Vikings OL and development under the departing OL Coach has been terrible. But I don't know that all of these guys should be lumped in as failures by the Vikings.

Cleveland was a guard for the Vikings, converted from an OT and at the time he was traded, he had a foot injury and the Vikings had Risner, making Cleveland expendable at the time.

Risner played well for the Vikings, I think he just wanted more money as he had spent a lot of his career as basically a swing guard.

Bradbury is an excellent fit for a specific kind of offensive run game; his nickname as the "Grim Reacher" came from his ability to pull and get outside for blocks. It just didn't happen to fit what the Vikings had been doing and let's be honest, Vikings fans couldn't wait to get rid of him.

This is an important hire for the Vikings, one of the most important they'll face in the next week or two probably.
 



Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
They let Addison off with a slap on the wrist. Good for him to hopefully put this behind him and move on; perhaps pull his head out of his ass moving forward.

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I believe the NFL can still investigate him and possibly suspend him again even though the charges have been dropped.

With no details, maybe it was a bogus charge to begin with. Addison's legal history just doesn't add up to a ton of goodwill on his side.
 

Slim Tubby said:
I believe the NFL can still investigate him and possibly suspend him again even though the charges have been dropped.

With no details, maybe it was a bogus charge to begin with. Addison's legal history just doesn't add up to a ton of goodwill on his side.
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I think Addison is a fantastic #2 WR and I hope it all works out for him and the Vikings, but it's hard to believe that he wasn't at a minimum guilty of being a dumbf*ck in regards to this trespass situation, whether it rose to criminality or not
 

Slim Tubby said:
I believe the NFL can still investigate him and possibly suspend him again even though the charges have been dropped.

With no details, maybe it was a bogus charge to begin with. Addison's legal history just doesn't add up to a ton of goodwill on his side.
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you are correct.

The NFL's personal conduct policy lays out the league's expectations for players and which behavior is not tolerated by the league. Once a possible violation is reported, the league launches its own investigation into the matter.

Investigations are conducted by "league office personnel, independent parties, or a combination of the two," the policy states. NFL investigations operate separately from law enforcement investigations, though the policy states the league can rely on information found by law enforcement.

A disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association decides on a player's punishment, if necessary, following the guidelines of the policy.

The policy attempts to operate independent of the law. "It is not enough simply to avoid being found guilty of a crime in a court of law," the policy states. "We are all held to a higher standard and must conduct ourselves in a way that is responsible, promotes the values of the NFL, and is lawful."
 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
They let Addison off with a slap on the wrist. Good for him to hopefully put this behind him and move on; perhaps pull his head out of his ass moving forward.

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If it hasn't happened yet, I don't see it ever happening. If there was ever a turning point for him, it should have been the suspension.
 



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