The Vikings continue to add to their secondary. This time, they’ve added former Cowboys safety Xavier Woods, per NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter). It will be a one-year deal worth $2.25MM.
Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press tweets that the deal includes a $1.25MM base salary, a $500K signing bonus, and $500K in incentives, leading to a $1.75MM cap charge. Tomasson adds that the Vikings tried to get Woods on a minimum deal, but when the veteran rejected the offer, the organization made some moves to clear up money.
The 25-year-old had spent his entire career in Dallas, evolving from a little-known sixth-rounder into a consistent starter on defense. Woods started each of his 44 games for the Cowboys over the past three seasons,averaging more than 46 tackles, five passes defended, and more than one interception per season over that span. He also started a pair of playoff games for Dallas during the 2018 season.
Woods started each of his 15 games this past year, appearing in 89 percent of his team’s defensive snaps. However, the safety didn’t endear himself to Cowboys fans when he admitted that he didn’t play “full speed for 70 plays” following an October loss to the Browns, comments that proved to be the beginning of the end for Woods in Dallas.
The Vikings have been busy adding to their secondary this offseason, especially at cornerback. The team has added both Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander to pair with Mike Hughes and 2020 draftees Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler.
Still need a mid to plus player on O. Are they waiting until the draft to see offers on the pick before considering a trade to Baltimore for Brown? Maybe a pick swap? Who knows…
There’s been some speculation that other teams have entered the bidding for Brown, so driving his price up.
Are Big E and Kofi next? LOL
Vikes are making some decent moves, though.
New D rocks. New D rocks.
Pick up Fitz as our WR 3. Never hurts to have the best hands in football if you’re not going to bolster the Oline in free agency. Maybe Jordan Omogbehin as a OT?
Right, go ahead and turn “reject trade” mode off and do that……
Not a starter on playoff caliber teams… Some “experience” with him, which would be even better if it meant fewer Pop Warner-level mental errors.
(coming from a Cowboys fan)