The Vikings received some bad news for their defensive line group when Michael Pierce opted out of the 2020 NFL season.
But the team was resilient. Minnesota went out and made a deal for a defensive tackle after that. The Vikings traded for former Raiders defensive tackle P.J. Hall, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter reported that the Vikings traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Raiders for Hall.
There were plenty of options for Hall on the Minnesota defensive line, but now it appears that none of them will happen.
The Vikings announced on Tuesday that Hall will revert back to Las Vegas. Hall failed his physical, according to the team, leading to the trade being called off.
Though Hall is not as big of a loss to the Vikings defensive line as Pierce, Hall gave the Vikings more versatility at a position that is suddenly lacking in proven starters.
