Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has demonstrated during his tenure as the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings that he will be proactive in improving the roster. He will make trades, take chances on veterans who remain on the market, and pick players off practice squads later in the year.
For now, though, one analyst is suggesting Adofo-Mensah get aggressive and make a trade before training camp or the new season.
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Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder wrote up one trade that each team could make ahead of the new season, and for the Vikings, it focused on addressing their thin secondary. The team re-signed cornerback Byron Murphy but took chances on other free agent signings to add to their talent pool.
Holder suggests they trade for a cornerback, writing, “With Byron Murphy Jr. covering the slot in nickel personnel, the Vikings are expected to start Isaiah Rodgers and Jeff Okudah at the two cornerback spots on the boundary. Rodgers and Okudah were backups for the Eagles and Texans, respectively, a year ago, so it couldn’t hurt to add another veteran into the mix.”
The team added veteran Stephon Gilmore late in the year, just ahead of the new season, and he played meaningful snaps in 2025. Could they have the same approach in 2025?
Some notable veteran cornerbacks include Kendall Fuller, Rasul Douglas, C.J. Henderson, and Asanta Samuel Jr. Of course, they could trade for one, but the point remains that they have options at the very least.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Analyst suggests Vikings consider a trade for one position