The Minnesota Vikings made one of the biggest splashes in free agency within the first hour by agreeing to terms with Houston Texans edge rusher Jonathan Greenard on a four-year deal with $76 million and $42 million guaranteed.
Now, the move doesn’t officially signal the end for Danielle Hunter in Minnesota, but it does make it more difficult for him to be brought back.
What are the Vikings getting in Greenard? He is a talented pass rusher that graded out very favorably this past season. Opposite of Will Anderson on a team that didn’t blitz much, Greenard garnered 53 pressures and 14 sacks on 440 pass rush reps with a 72.9 pass rush grade along with sixth in ESPN’s pass rush win rate.
Is he better than Hunter? No, but is he a smarter contract to sign for approximately $6 million less in average annual value? And to finish off the show, news breaks that the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with quarterback Kirk Cousins on a four-year contract.
We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.
