Former Vikings Draft Pick At Risk of Getting Cut?

Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is in his fourth season with the team. While he’s taken a lot of heat for past decisions, KAM has learned a lot along the way.

Like everyone given a chance to make decisions, as he’ll admit, Mensah has been learning from his mistakes. This year’s Vikings roster may be the best one he’s built yet. Heck, if J.J. McCarthy pans out early on, this could be the best roster in Vikings history.

Yet, that also means he’ll inevitably have to make some tough calls along the way, like when trimming the 90-man roster down to 53 players. In this case, it could mean cutting or trading players that Mensah previously thought would be a perfect fit for the team.

In this case, former third-round pick Brian Asamoah II’s time in Minnesota could be coming to an end.

Brian Asamoah may not have a role for Minnesota Vikings

According to The Athletic’s local Vikings expert Alec Lewis, rookie sixth-round pick Kobe King is already ahead of Asamoah on the linebacker depth chart. As a result, Asamoah’s likely looking at getting cut or traded before the regular season gets underway.

Being that Asamoah has only contributed a grand total of 30 tackles across three seasons, the Vikings won’t be missing much if they decide to move on. Still just 25 years old, it’s possible Asamoah figures it all out in the near future. The Vikings could opt to hold onto him for another season, hoping he taps into the potential that got him drafted.

Yet, he’s also in the final year of his rookie contract. So if the Vikings don’t expect Asamoah to be a regular contributor at any point in the upcoming season, then there’s no point in holding onto him any longer. If a team is willing to offer a sixth or seventh-round pick, then that would be considered a bonus at this point.

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Otherwise, why not stick with a younger player with upside, like King, the 201st overall pick in April’s draft? As we’ve seen with other players like former sixth-round pick Josh Metellus, you just never know what young players will develop into with a few years of coaching.