Asks for his release if we sign Kyler?  I mean it would be a very clear message that we're moving on from him.  Say what you will about a "competition", but Kyler (if signed) will need every rep he can get with the first team to learn a new system, leaving none for McCarthy.  

Can't say I'd blame him

For MB, he's going to like this story....

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Wednesday announced a post-June 1 release of safety Harrison Smith.

The procedural move, which spreads a cap hit over two seasons, does not indicate where Smith is at in his decision of whether to return for a 15th season in Minnesota.

From the NFL Operations Manual, "Teams are allowed to release two players prior to June 1 (but on or after the first day of the League Year) while still using this designation and getting the same cap treatment. However, the cap savings created by a June 1 designation do not take effect until after June 1."

The 37-year-old passed the 200-game threshold in 2025 and has started 203 of 207 regular-season games since joining the Vikings as a first-round pick in 2012.

Smith has 39 career interceptions, the most among 2025 active NFL players, and 21.5 sacks.

Start your engines.

'Now that Kyler Murray’s release from the Cardinals is official, the Minnesota Vikings are expected to target him as a veteran addition to their QB room, sources tell The Athletic. He will be taking a visit to Minnesota and getting a physical.‘ 

Dianna Russini

Hopefully it doesn't stay that way for him.

Per Schefter

Per everywhere

“The Texans agreed to one-year contracts with pass rusher Danielle Hunter and tight end Dalton Schultz before the start of free agency, but contracts aren’t official in the NFL until the league office has approved them. And the league office did not approve them,” PFT’s Michael David Smith wrote.


“The NFL disapproved both contracts after they were submitted to the league office on Monday. There’s no word on what the specific issue was with the contracts, but the Texans apparently think the issue is minor: They consider it a matter of semantics and expect to get new contracts approved soon.”

The Texans agreed to terms with Hunter on a one-year, $40.1 million deal that includes a $30.7 million signing bonus. The deal makes him the fourth-highest paid pass-rusher in the NFL.

Conversely, Schultz agreed to a one-year, $12.6 million extension that’ll keep him in Houston through 2027. Both contracts were agreed to three days ago.

Dianna Russini
@DMRussini
·
10m
NEWS: The Colts are finalizing a two-year, $88 million extension that can be worth up to $100 million with QB Daniel Jones, sources tell The Athletic.

Jones was transition tagged last week as Indy continued to negotiate with his camp. Now, they get it done.

Danny Dimes and the Colts very near a deal reportedly. I'm looking forward to later tonight to see if indeed Minnesota is really interested in Kyler Murray. Doesn't seem to be much of a market for him?