Jonathan Allen visiting with the Vikings today.
According to Darren Wolfson.
The artist formerly known as PurpleCrush.
Dude isn't exactly young at 30. I hope that he is seen as a rotational player and not some dominate DT that clears up all our defensive needs.
By the way its 11 central. Start your engines!!
comet52 wrote:
Are they doing this as a courtesy? He's old, injured and not performing.
He had a bad year after playing through a pec injury, and he's pretty useless against the run. But he just turned 30, he's a former 1st round pick and 2X Pro Bowl player who, prior to the injury, had 4 straight seasons with elite level pass rushing grades. I'd say that's worth pursuing when you consider our only 5Ts under contract are Jalen Redmond and Levi Drake Rodriguez. I'm sure he wants something close to what he's been making and the Vikings are hoping for a bargain.
StickierBuns wrote:
If we as fans get too excited about Jonathan Allen if he signs in Minnesota, its been a bad start to free agency.
I think the handwriting was on the wall regarding Williams. They pivoted to a former All Pro. Hold onto your butts because Kinlaw got big dollars based on zero production.
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StickierBuns wrote:
If we as fans get too excited about Jonathan Allen if he signs in Minnesota, its been a bad start to free agency.
I doubt he signs with anyone any time soon. The pec, the visits...I could be wrong, but I think he's one of those players that signs well after day one. I think he's being underrated by this board though, which is surprising for a just-30 player who offers much more pass rush from the 5T position than we've had since converting to a 3-4.
Folks we've finally found our Marcus Davenport replacement.
MaroonBells wrote:
I doubt he signs with anyone any time soon. The pec, the visits...I could be wrong, but I think he's one of those players that signs well after day one. I think he's being underrated by this board though, which is surprising for a just-30 player who offers much more pass rush from the 5T position than we've had since converting to a 3-4.
The past two years haven’t been up to snuff according to PFF. If you get the guy prior to 2023 you’re golden.
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JustInTime wrote:
The past two years haven’t been up to snuff according to PFF. If you get the guy prior to 2023 you’re golden.
If you get the player prior to '23 I like him more than Milton Williams. It's hard to know how much his injury affected his performance last year, BUT 77 pass rushing grade in '23, 81 in '22, 91 in '21, 83 in '20. Don't ask him to stop the running back on the way to the QB and you'll be fine.
BREAKING: The #Bears are signing former #Falcons Pro Bowl DT Grady Jarrett to a 3-year, $43.5M contract, per @AdamSchefter. Released by Atlanta this morning after 10 years, it only took a few hours for Jarrett to find a new home.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 10, 2025
Huge signing in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/IOyORiVtwV
It’s going to be spendy
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Jonathan Allen's Vikings visit was scheduled for right around now, yes. https://t.co/zvRuEjXwGV
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) March 10, 2025
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Jonathan Allen’s visit still hasn’t ended.
— Vikings Central (@VikesCentral) March 10, 2025
That’s a good sign.
Anybody have a reservation at Manny’s tonight?
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The Vikings have made “significant progress” towards a deal with veteran DT Jonathan Allen, per @ZachGatsby.
— vikesinsider (@vikesinsider) March 11, 2025
Talks are paused between the #Vikings and Jonathan Allen for the night, per @ZachGatsby. Allen left the facility, but Allen will stay in Minnesota and continue these talks likely tomorrow.
— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) March 11, 2025
(H/T: @vikesinsider) https://t.co/85TllodNSX
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StickierBuns wrote:
This is a done deal. Saw agent Blake Barantz tweet 'Skol Tide' with eyes emoji.....Allen was a 1st round pick from Alabama. Should be announced this morning I would guess.
Blake Baratz is Jonathan Allen’s agent, and Jonathan Allen played for the Crimson Tide. So, I’d take this tweet as a pretty good sign that the Vikings are nearing a deal with the two-time Pro Bowl veteran DT. https://t.co/RJB1zyfgo8
— vikesinsider (@vikesinsider) March 11, 2025
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Done.
3 Years/$60 million dollars. As per the usual suspects (Schefter, Rapaport, etc.)
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TheWinterSKOLdier wrote:
Done.3 Years/$60 million dollars. As per the usual suspects (Schefter, Rapaport, etc.)
There's our inside pass rush.
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