Minnesota Vikings Signing New Starting CB

Today marks the official start of the NFL’s “legal tampering period” or “negotiating window”, depending on your preferred vernacular. While no deals can be officially signed until Wednesday at 3 p.m. CDT, there are already dozens of top free agents who have reached verbal agreements with new teams, just hours into the start of the frenzy.

The Vikings have plenty of their own players hitting free agency this week, most of them in the secondary. It took a couple of hours, but when general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah struck for the first time on Monday, it came via an agreed upon contract with 27-year-old Super Bowl winning cornerback, Isaiah Rodgers (Eagles).

Minnesota Vikings sign CB Isaiah Rodgers

Rodgers new contract is worth two years, $15 million deal, ($8M GTD). This move doesn’t necessarily signal the end for Byron Murphy Jr in Minnesota, though that remains the most likely outcome. Rodgers has not been a starting CB in the NFL but the Vikings are certainly paying him like one next year. This is not CB1 money, though.

Former Eagles CB Isaiah Rodgers reached agreement on a 2-year $15 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $8M fully guaranteed. The deal was negotiated by Bryan Gavin and Ed Wasielewski of EMG Sports.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2025

Rodgers played has played 57 games over his first four seasons in the NFL, starting just 12. His best year so far came in 2021, when he played in all 17 games for the Colts, intercepting three passes and deflecting 7 more.

According to PFF, he earned a solid 76.0 grade for his 2024 season with the Eagles, where he finished the season with 19 solo tackles and one forced fumble. This is a smart move for the Vikings, especially on a team-friendly deal just the kind of signing Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tends to favor.

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Now, it’s just a matter of what happens next because Rodgers far from fixes the many holes this Minnesota Vikings team had in its secondary entering the offseason. I’d expect Kwesi and defensive coordinator Brian Flores are still looking to add a CB1 sometime before the end of this week.