The Minnesota Vikings cut ties with five — yes, five — veteran cornerbacks this offseason: Patrick Peterson (Steelers), Duke Shelley (Raiders), Chandon Sullivan (Steelers), Cameron Dantzler (Bills), and Kris Boyd (Cardinals).
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In through the out door at CB arrived Byron Murphy (Cardinals), Joejuan Williams (Patriots), and rookie Mekhi Blackmon (USC).
Murphy is a shoo-in to start this September, but after him, the CB2 spot is wildly surrounded by mystery. Nobody — nobody at all — knows for sure who will start opposite Murphy during the Week 1 showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.