The Minnesota Vikings have been cooking with gas this offseason. Coach of the Year Kevin O'Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah both signed contract extensions. In between, the Vikings doled out more in new contract money than any other team in the league.
There is no more important position in all of sports than NFL quarterback. And for the second-straight season offseason, the MN Vikings swapped out one starting QB for another.
If the team is going to contend for more than regular season relevancy in 2025, they'll have to do it with a well-constructed and balanced roster. And right now, the secondary leaves plenty to be desired . Byron Murphy Jr is back, but CB2 Stephon Gilmore and CB3 Shaq Griffin are both free agents.
Replacing them, for now, are guys with very little starting experience in the league like Isaiah Rodgers (13 starts in four seasons), Mekhi Blackmon (3 starts in one season) and former top 3 pick turned draft bust, Jeff Okudah .
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Of any position on the Minnesota Vikings depth chart, cornerback invites the most questions. And let's not forget that the Vikings' CB situation in June 2025 is very similar to what it was in June 2024, when it was Byron Murphy, the aformentioned Shaq Griffen… and a room of nobodies.
Then on August 18, after the Vikings had already gathered for training camp, Kwesi inked Stephon Gilmore to a one-year deal. So… with minicamp starting on Tuesday and nearly two months until training camp starts, could Minnesota be planning the same type of high-end veteran cornerback signing between now and the start of the 2025 season?
Well, if they are, a new target was just made available on Monday, when longtime Green Bay Packer , Jaire Alexander , was released by our division rival to east. Could the 28-year-old Alexander be this year's version of Gilmore… except younger and more valuable?
Well, popular NFL voice Kay Adams thinks it's a no-brainer. After Jaire was just released today, the former Good Morning Football host urged on her independent show " Up and Adams " for the Minnesota Vikings to go get Alexander under contract.
"Go to the Vikings… They need a corner!" 👀
Kay thinks Jaire Alexander should stay in the NFC North, and Minnesota makes the most sense. @heykayadams | @Vikings pic.twitter.com/WIcjOA7oD3— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) June 9, 2025
"My vote for landing spot for one Jaire Alexander would be the Vikings. Of course. We can do the funniest thing ever here. Join forces with he-who-you-like-drawing-against. He who you have, I don't know if this is bad blood or just two competitors who played the best at their position and enjoying each others company between the hash marks here. Go to the Vikings. So much has gone on between him and Minnesota over the years. They need a corner.
I talked to Kevin O'Connell about that being the only thing maybe I don't love right now as far as keeping them from winning a Super Bowl. He gets a chance to play the Packers then twice a year. This would be perfect. Iron sharpening iron in practice against the Addison's and Justin Jefferson 's. I would love Jaire to stay in that division."
Kay Adams loves herself some Minnesota Vikings and there are few denying that the Minnesota Vikings — who have also been mentioned in rumors surrounding top CB Jalen Ramsey — could use more help on the outside. While acquiring Ramsey would require a trade, landing Alexander no longer would.
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It might be weird to think that the two-time Pro Bowl Packers cornerback could don purple, but both Za'Darius Smith and Aaron Jones have made the leap in recent seasons. Obviously, Packer legends like Brett Favre and Greg Jennings made the leap across the border, before them.
Alexander has played in 78 games (76 starts) for Green Bay and has 12 interceptions. He's coming off two injury plagued seasons in which he played just seven games apiece. He's also had a long-running beef with Justin Jefferson. Nonetheless, the seven-year NFL vet would bring desperately needed experience to an extremely unproven Minnesota Vikings secondary.
Jaire Alexander did the Griddy in front of Justin Jefferson 💀 pic.twitter.com/DBdHER2Hey
— PFF (@PFF) January 1, 2023
#Vikings Justin Jefferson with the EXTRA LONG Griddy for #Packers CB Jaire Alexander 💀
pic.twitter.com/TDxMzeYCJ9— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) September 29, 2024
Whether it's Alexander, Jalen Ramsey, or someone else, the Minnesota Vikings must do something at cornerback. They have invested a substantial amount across the roster this offseason, and they can't afford to stop short of positioning themselves for success.
We know what Murphy Jr. is capable of and the Vikings have shown incredibly strong belief in Rodgers, since bring him in. Still, a 2025 NFL defense needs three good cornerback options at the least. As of June 9, Brian Flores' defense does not have that.
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