Star Tribune · Mar 29, 2021
Vikings' secondary overhaul gives them options for 2021
Patrick PetersonThe Vikings have signed six free agents from other teams in the past two weeks. All six additions are to a defense that coach Mike Zimmer called "the worst one I've ever had" at the end of the 2020 season, and half of the group is part of the Vikings' effort to remake a secondary that lacked both depth and experience a year ago.
If the Vikings' first two free agent moves — bringing back Stephen Weatherly and signing former Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson — reflected how big of a priority it was for them to fix their defensive line, their subsequent moves have seemed like a realization they couldn't leave themselves as exposed on the back end as they were last year.
