Vikings Rebuild Defense with Draft Picks

0:00You're listening to NFL News Today. Subscribe now for fast, daily updates on your team. The Minnesota Vikings parted ways with their general manager, Quesi Adafo Minza, this off-season, rethinking some past roster choices that left them. Over the salary cap. To create breathing room, they released high-priced defensive linemen, Jonathan Allen and Javan Hargrave, along with others. ESPN recently ranked the Vikings' then-defensive line as their top concern heading into the draft after a quiet free agency period with few additions. On either starters or death. Last season, the team invested heavily in veteran linemen across both sides of the ball, but now just one remains as Center Ryan Kelly retired in the defensive additions proved short-term. Officials might feel trade offers for edge-resher Jonathan Greenard to ease more cap pressure, though he's still on the roster for now. With nine picks lined up in the 2026 NFL draft, the Vikings appear set to rebuild that front through the rookie class and move forward from here.