Riley Reiff is given a salary ultimatum. Riley Reiff says goodbye to his teammates. His agent canvasses the league for trade interest. Riley Reiff says he thinks he’ll be released. Dramatic close-up and music. Another soap-opera cliff-hanger.
Next day Mike Zimmer opens by saying we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. Then the news breaks: Reiff agrees to restructure his contract and remain with the Vikings. Hooray! All’s well that ends well.
Except this isn’t really the ending. It’s the beginning. The season is quickly approaching, and what have the Vikings done to improve the offensive line- long the bane of their offense?