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By Anne Erickson
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The NFL free agency period officially kicked in on Wednesday, March 11, finally giving teams and players the chance to sign on the dotted line.
The start of free agency also means that teams who don't re-sign players allow those players to become unrestricted free agents.
According to the NFL's official website, an unrestricted free agent is "any player with four or more accrued seasons and an expired contract," and that player is "free to negotiate and sign with any team."
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Now, NFL analysts and experts are grading the moves that all the NFL teams are making in free agency, and they like some more than others.
In a Wednesday piece for Yahoo Sports, Frank Schwab grades the moves each team has made in free agency.
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For the Minnesota Vikings, he gives them an overall D. It doesn't get much worse than that.
"The salary cap caught up to the Vikings," he notes in the piece. "They didn’t make any huge signings right away in free agency while running back Aaron Jones ,and defensive tackles Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen were released, and center Ryan Kelly retired. Receiver Jalen Nailor is gone too, having signed with the Raiders."
He adds, "The Vikings could also trade defensive end Jonathan Greenard. Maybe they sign quarterback Kyler Murray, but there’s a reason the Cardinals moved on. This has been a rough offseason so far for Minnesota, who is operating underneath interim general manager Rob Brzezinski.
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Meanwhile, Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports gives the team a B-.
"The Vikings quietly went 9-8 last year despite disastrous quarterback play," he states. "Therefore, their moves at quarterback this offseason will likely determine how the team as a whole fares, and what this grade looks like. Pierre had an excellent 2025, and Minnesota will hope it wasn't a one-off. Keeping Wilson, Redmonds and Pace made sense."
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He adds, "Losing Nailor hurts, but it's hard to fault Minnesota for not keeping him given their cap situation. Next up for Minnesota, other than quarterback, are finding another running back and improving the offensive line and defensive secondary."
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