After checking into the possibility of signing former University of Minnesota cornerback Tramaine Brock last month, the Vikings wound up watching Brock sign with the Seattle Seahawks.
On Friday, they swung a deal to bring Brock to Minnesota, after all.
According to a NFL source, the Vikings sent a seventh-round pick to Seattle for Brock, who had signed a one-year, $980,000 deal with the Seahawks last month. The 49ers had released him after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in April, but Brock signed with the Seahawks after the case was dismissed last month.
Brock played one season with the Gophers, transferring to the university after playing two years at safety for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He left Minnesota after one season, following a suspension for failing to qualify academically.
The 5-foot-10 corner gives the Vikings another option at nickel cornerback, though he has also played outside corner in the NFL. He started 31 of the 49ers' last 32 regular-season games, and intercepted a career-high five passes back in 2013.
