{"id":759637,"date":"2026-02-18T05:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/759637\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:06:23","slug":"could-a-team-trade-for-vikings-dl-javon-hargrave-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/759637\/","title":{"rendered":"Could a team trade for Vikings DL Javon Hargrave this offseason?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> need to have a much stronger free agency period this year than they did in 2025. In part because some of their 2025 additions didn&#8217;t pan out as expected, the Vikings will need to get rid of some players first to get cap-compliant for the start of 2026 free agency.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more disappointing signings last year was defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. The veteran lineman signed a two-year, $30 million deal, but was too inconsistent throughout 2026. He played 16 games but only 537 defensive snaps, only 76 more than second-year lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/salary-cap\/minnesota-vikings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota currently sits $40.156 million;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota currently sits $40.156 million<\/a> over the cap. Although Hargrave still generated a 68.0 PFF grade, he is 33 and could free up a chunk of cap space if the Vikings were to trade him. Says <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25374635-every-nfl-teams-top-trade-assets-2026-offseason\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Javon Hargrave is another trade candidate with serious financial implications to consider. Trading him would release $15 million in cap space. He posted 3.5 sacks last season, but has the reputation as an interior disruptor that teams typically want inside.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Minnesota, younger linemen like Rodriguez and Jalen Redmond outperformed expectations and could help minimize the potential loss of Hargrave. The Vikings could still look to acquire a younger defensive tackle, but losing Hargrave wouldn&#8217;t leave them completely empty at the position.<\/p>\n<p>If Hargrave can&#8217;t be traded, Minnesota could just look to restructure him. They could be banking on him bouncing back with a year in Brian Flores&#8217; system under his belt. That could help bolster their interior pass rush.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/vikingswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/vikings\/2026\/02\/17\/could-someone-trade-for-vikings-dl-javon-hargrave-this-offseason\/88728881007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Could someone trade for Vikings DL Javon Hargrave this offseason?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Could someone trade for Vikings DL Javon Hargrave this offseason?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Vikings need to have a much stronger free agency period this year than they did in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[2793,7,38851,1824,23284,233,259,2529,6,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-759637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-vikings","8":"tag-defensive-tackle","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jalen-redmond","11":"tag-javon-hargrave","12":"tag-levi-drake-rodriguez","13":"tag-minnesota","14":"tag-minnesota-vikings","15":"tag-minnesotavikings","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116089899676737231","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}