Michael Floyd has found a home. The wide receiver is signing with the Vikings, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). It’s a one-year deal worth roughly $1.5MM, Rapoport tweets. The deal could pay as much as $6MM if he reaches all of his incentives. 
Floyd was once viewed as a future star in Arizona, but his production slipped in recent years and the team gave him the boot last year after he was arrested on a DUI for the second time in his life. The wide receiver was claimed by the Patriots and although he was a healthy scratch in the Super Bowl, the team did express some interest in retaining him. Ultimately, it’s the Vikings making the low-risk, high-reward move for the 2017 season.
Minnesota seems pretty set from WR1-WR4, but Floyd could push Isaac Fruechte and late draft picks Rodney Adams and Stacy Coley for a roster spot. Ahead of that group, the Vikings have Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Jarius Wright, and Laquon Treadwell as their top receivers. Floyd will be confined to house arrest until June, so he’ll have to wait a bit before showing his stuff in Minnesota.
Floyd had 33 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games before the Cardinals cut him loose. In 2013, his best NFL season, he had 65 catches for 1,041 yards and five touchdowns.
The pact marks a homecoming for Floyd who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and played his high school ball at Cretin-Derham Hall.
Hopefully he can contribute for us. I would rather see Floyd than Jarius Wright.
That’s a great signing
I guess I never really realized Floyd was from St. Paul.