2024 Minnesota Vikings season
2024 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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Owner | Zygi Wilf |
General manager | Kwesi Adofo-Mensah |
Head coach | Kevin O'Connell |
Home field | U.S. Bank Stadium |
The 2024 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 64th in the National Football League, their ninth playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 20th under the ownership of Zygi Wilf and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin O'Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The Vikings are looking to improve on their 7–10 record from last season and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.
This will be their first season since 2017 without quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, as he signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency.
Offseason
Players lost
Position | Player | New team | Date |
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RB | Alexander Mattison | Las Vegas Raiders | Released on March 4 |
DE | Dean Lowry | Pittsburgh Steelers | Released on March 12 |
OT | Hakeem Adeniji | Cleveland Browns | Signed on March 13 |
QB | Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons | Signed on March 13 |
DE | Marcus Davenport | Detroit Lions | Signed on March 13 |
LB | Jordan Hicks | Cleveland Browns | Signed on March 13 |
LB | D. J. Wonnum | Carolina Panthers | Signed on March 13 |
LB | Danielle Hunter | Houston Texans | Signed on March 14 |
C | Austin Schlottmann | New York Giants | Signed on March 15 |
NT | Khyiris Tonga | Arizona Cardinals | Signed on March 15 |
QB | Joshua Dobbs | San Francisco 49ers | Signed on March 19 |
LB | Troy Dye | Los Angeles Chargers | Signed on March 19 |
WR | K. J. Osborn | New England Patriots | Signed on March 19 |
OT | Oli Udoh | New Orleans Saints | Signed on March 19 |
PK | Greg Joseph | Green Bay Packers | Signed on March 28 |
Players additions
Position | Player | Former team | Date |
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RB | Aaron Jones | Green Bay Packers | Signed on March 12 |
LB | Blake Cashman | Houston Texans | Signed on March 13 |
QB | Sam Darnold | San Francisco 49ers | Signed on March 13 |
LB | Jonathan Greenard | Houston Texans | Signed on March 13 |
PK | John Parker Romo | Chicago Bears | Signed on March 13 |
LB | Andrew Van Ginkel | Miami Dolphins | Signed on March 13 |
WR | Trent Sherfield | Buffalo Bills | Signed on March 14 |
DE | Jerry Tillery | Las Vegas Raiders | Signed on March 14 |
G | Dan Feeney | Chicago Bears | Signed on March 15 |
DE | Jonah Williams | Los Angeles Rams | Signed on March 18 |
CB | Shaquill Griffin | Carolina Panthers | Signed on March 19 |
LB | Kamu Grugier-Hill | Carolina Panthers | Signed on March 20 |
LB | Jihad Ward | New York Giants | Signed on March 20 |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Contract | Notes |
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1 | 10 | J. J. McCarthy | QB | Michigan | From New York | |
17 | Dallas Turner | LB | Alabama | From Houston[A] | ||
2 | 42 | Traded to the Houston Texans[A] | ||||
3 | 73 | Traded to the Detroit Lions[B] | ||||
4 | 108 | |||||
129 | From Detroit[B] | |||||
5 | 146 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[C] | ||||
157 | From Cleveland[D] | |||||
167 | From Kansas City[E] | |||||
6 | 177 | From Jacksonville[F] | ||||
186 | Traded to the Arizona Cardinals[G] | |||||
188 | Traded to the Houston Texans[A] | From New England[H] | ||||
7 | 229 | Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders[I] | ||||
230 | From Atlanta via Cleveland and Arizona[G] | |||||
232 | From Houston[A] |
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2024 opponents
Listed below are the Vikings' opponents for 2024. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[1]
The Vikings will also host one of their home games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London as part of the NFL International Series.[2]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (NFC North) |
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers | |
Conference opponents (NFC West) |
Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
Conference opponents (based on 2023 division placement) |
Atlanta Falcons | New York Giants |
Interconference opponents (AFC South) |
Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts |
Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans |
Interconference opponent (based on 2023 division placement) |
New York Jets | — |
Notes
- ^ a b c d The Vikings traded second- and sixth-round selections and a 2025 second-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 232nd overall).
- ^ a b The Vikings traded a third-round selection and a 2023 second-round selection (55th overall) selection to the Detroit Lions in exchange for TE T. J. Hockenson, a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall), and fourth-round selection.
- ^ The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection and 2023 seventh-round selection (219th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for WR Jalen Reagor.
- ^ The Vikings traded a 2025 sixth- and seventh-round selection, as well as DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns in exchange a fifth-round selection and 2025 fifth-round selection.
- ^ The Vikings traded a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a fifth-round selection and 2023 fourth-round selection (134th overall).
- ^ The Vikings traded guard Ezra Cleveland to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a sixth-round selection.
- ^ a b The Vikings traded a sixth-round selection to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for QB Joshua Dobbs and a seventh-round selection.
- ^ The Vikings traded OT Vederian Lowe to the New England Patriots in exchange for a sixth-round selection.
- ^ The Vikings traded a seventh-round selection to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for QB Nick Mullens.
References
- ^ "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Peters, Craig (January 11, 2024). "Vikings Designated to Play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 11, 2024.