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如果维京人进入自由球员以巩固MLB的深度，有几个球员可能会得到一些考虑 - 有几个例外。

New England’s Dont’a Hightower may be pushing a new contract approaching $10 million a season, so clearly he isn’t in the Vikings’ line of sight. The same goes for Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons, who will likely get a multi-year deal at about $5-6 million a year

But, there are some others who might get a longer look in the Vikings’ free agent war room.

Perry Riley – Coming off a one-year, $760,000 deal with the Raiders, he performed well last season, playing about 70 percent of snaps.

Kevin Minter – A full-time starter the last two seasons in Arizona, he is likely going to get paid, but the Cardinals have other more pressing free agents. His price tag may be too high, but the talent is there.

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Zach Brown – He was in Buffalo on a one-year deal for $1.25 million, but, after recording 147 tackles, his asking price is going up … way up. The Vikings might have some interest, but won’t hang around long if his salary demands get up in the $4-5 million-a-year range.

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肖恩·斯彭斯 - 这是一个为期一年，价值250万美元的田纳西州交易，这位26岁的老人一直是一个坚强的角色球员与钢人和泰坦，可以有一个合理的价格。

乔希Mauga - 他错过了整个2016年季节开始前两年与酋长。如果他的健康检查，他有潜力对许多团队有价值。

斯蒂芬·图洛克 - 狮子会的起跑者五年，他被老鹰队误导，在12场比赛中他只有七次擒抱。他在NFC北方的经验可能是有价值的，因为他和维京人彼此熟悉。

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Sean Weatherspoon - 在Falcons的最后三个赛季的全职首发，他在亚利桑那州度过了2015年，作为备份，去年在他回到亚特兰大时，只打了4场比赛。如果他愿意采取激励合同，他可能有一些兴趣的维京人。

布兰登 - 斯派克斯 - 上赛季他失去了与布法罗的起步工作，但是有一个坚实的血统书作为开始与两个账单<a href =“http://www.officialvikingshop.com/shop-by-players-audie-cole-jersey -c-2_47.html“> Audie Cole Kids Jersey </a>和爱国者。他在9月份30岁，可能是一个有价值的备份，因为他已经习惯于兼职角色。

杰拉德·霍奇斯 - 他是维京人的开始前，被交易到旧金山，所以，至少，有一些熟悉那里。

如果科尔重新签约，维京人可能会设置在中间线卫Kendricks，科尔和2016年菜鸟肯特雷兄弟。如果没有，他们可能会添加一个老牌的球员，但他们不会很大的时间这样做。