Source: Vikings pondering a change with left tackle Riley Reiff

One thing the coaching staff will consider this spring is moving left tackle Riley Reiff to a different spot, possibly to guard, according to a source familiar with the team’s thinking. Time will tell as the Vikings take an open approach to repairing the offensive line through free agency in March and the NFL Draft in April.
“When you talk about the offensive line and defensive line, it starts there,” Stefanski said. “That’s kind of going to be our thing moving forward.”
Reiff, 30, had a poor second season in Minnesota plagued by a foot injury he played through during the first half of the schedule. The team captain and Kirk Cousins’ backside protector surrendered strip-sacks in back-to-back weeks against the Bills and Rams, saying “I need to play better” in between the two. The popular grading site Pro Football Focus pegged Reiff with 42 pressures allowed, the eighth most among all tackles, while a pass-happy offense was consistently limited by pass rushes.
The Vikings could start two new guards in 2019 with Tom Compton and Nick Easton, recovering from neck surgery, on expiring contracts. Right guard Mike Remmers’ contract, with no guaranteed money left and a $1.8 million cap charge if cut, also becomes expendable in March.
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