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Vikings signing DT Sheldon Richardson: Four things to consider

Minnesota entered the 2021 offseason with seemingly little salary cap space. But the Vikings made some clever moves to not only get under the cap, but have enough money to make some moves in free agency.

At first, the team made splashes by getting Patrick Peterson and Dalvin Tomlinson. After the NFL draft, it seemed as though Minnesota might be fairly locked in with its roster, especially if the team needed to rework Danielle Hunter’s deal.

Well, the Vikings reworked Hunter’s deal, but that actually opened up space to sign Sheldon Richardson. There will be a lot of speculation about how Minnesota lines up defensively with Richardson coming to Minnesota.

Here are four things to consider:

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