Although the Vikings would like to re-sign slot cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, the club is expected to allow the veteran defensive back to first gauge his value on the open market, reports Chris Tomasson the St. Paul Pioneer Press (Twitter link). Indeed, no deal is expected between Minnesota and Munnerlyn before free agency begins on Thursday, tweets Ben Goessling of ESPN.com.
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Entering his age-29 season, Munnerlyn said earlier this month he’s targeting a four- to five-year deal once he reaches the free agent market. While that length of contract might be hard to come by given his age, Munnerlyn is certainly still a solid player, and his role as a slot corner is all the more important as offenses increasingly utilize three-wide receiver sets. In 2016, Munnerlyn played in 15 games and defensed three passes, grading as the No. 49 CB among 112 qualifiers, per Pro Football Focus.
Munnerlyn rates high in PFR’s free agent rankings, placing as the No. 11 cornerback available and earning an honorable mention of PFR’s list of the top 50 free agents. The former seventh-round pick isn’t the only Vikings defensive back scheduled to hit free agency this week, however, as Terence Newman is also heading for the open market on Thursday.
Isn’t he small?
he might be small but he is fast
Put in no. 20 Mackenzie Alexander–done deal, let Cap Go back to Carolina
Cap may be middle of the road in the rankings, but being a slot corner is one of tbe more didficult defensive positions, does anyone remember how the vikes were just getting killed on the screen pass and short crossing routes ala (josh robinson), so Cap is a major improvement from josh, but vikes can still do better ( Mackenzie Alexander isnt ready to be a starter), bringing back Cap isn’ t a bad plan though.