Now that the Minnesota Vikings have wrapped up extensions for Byron Murphy Jr., Andrew Van Ginkel, and Josh Oliver, the one most obvious player up for an extension is Josh Metellus.
Metellus has been a hybrid third safety in Brian Flores’ scheme, lining up mostly in the slot, although he’s lined up at linebacker, off the edge, as an interior gap blitzer, even a few snaps at outside cornerback. And he hardly ever came off the field last season for the Vikings, racking up over 1,000 defensive snaps the last two seasons. Metellus also earned near-elite grades from PFF in run defense and tackling last season.