Even though the Minnesota Vikings did not make any moves at Tuesday’s NFL Trade Deadline, they might be on the verge of adding a new face to their defensive backfield.
Multiple sources are reporting that the Vikings have a meeting lined up with free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr., who was just recently cleared to return to the field after undergoing offseason neck surgery.
Samuel was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Florida State. After a solid rookie season where he started 12 games, he appeared in all 17 games in 2022 and recorded three interceptions in the first half of the Chargers’ playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played all 17 games again in 2023 but was limited to just four games in 2024 after suffering a shoulder injury.
In his career, Samuel has appeared in 50 regular season games with 47 starts. He has 6 career interceptions (plus the three from the playoff game mentioned earlier) and 37 passes defended.
Samuel is meeting with the Carolina Panthers today, but also has meetings lined up with the Vikings and the Green Bay Packers if he doesn’t end up signing a deal with Carolina. There had been some rumors floating around during the offseason that the Vikings had a sort of “handshake deal” with Samuel, but apparently those have turned out to be false.
What do you think of the prospect of the Vikings potentially adding Asante Samuel Jr. to their cornerback room, folks?
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