Vikings release Shamar Stephen a day after adding to their defensive line

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer with defensive tackle Shamar Stephen.A day after they agreed to terms with former Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, the Vikings said goodbye to Shamar Stephen for the second time.

The team released Stephen in a move that would clear $3.75 million in cap space. He had one year remaining on the three-year deal he'd signed in 2019, when the Vikings brought him back for a second stint in Minnesota following a season in Seattle.

Stephen, a seventh-round pick in 2014, became a favorite of the Vikings' coaching staff for his technique and attention to detail, but he'd benefitted from playing alongside a stalwart nose tackle like Linval Joseph for much of his time in…