What We Got Wrong about the Vikings' Offseason

VikingsTerritory reviews offseason assumptions it says did not hold as Minnesota entered the latest months of roster decision-making. One mistaken expectation centered on the idea that Aaron Jones and/or T.J. Hockenson would be released as a cap casualty due to their 2026 cap hits. Instead, both players accepted pay cuts, with the report noting that Minnesota kept them on its terms. The article says Jones, in particular, was kept at about 60% of his prior base salary, while it expected the pair to potentially test the market in March 2027. Another miss, according to the piece, was believing Minnesota would add a new center in free agency or via the draft after Ryan Kelly retired; it instead pointed to Blake Brandel and then selected Cincinnati’s Gavin Gerhardt in Round 7. The article also argues that the team has yet to solve the running back position with young talent.