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NFL free agency has begun, and we’re keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2025 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year began March 12. The first round of the 2025 NFL draft begins April 24 on ESPN.
Here’s a breakdown of every 2025 NFL free agent signing by the Minnesota Vikings and how each will impact the upcoming seasoJonathan Allen, DT
The Vikings are bringing the former Commanders defensive tackle in on a three-year, $60 million contract.
What it means: The Vikings have the interior disruptor they have been seeking since allowing Dalvin Tomlinson to depart via free agency after the 2022 season. They have received serviceable play from veteran defensive linemen Harrison Phillips and Jonathan Bullard over that period, but neither of them has been a consistent penetrator or pass rusher. Since the start of the 2023 season, the Vikings haven’t had an interior defender who ranks among the NFL’s top 40 in pass rush win rate. If nothing else, Allen will draw more attention from opposing offenses and away from edge rushers Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel and Dallas Turner.
What’s the risk: Allen suffered a torn pectoral muscle in his final season with Washington, costing him nine games. It was his first significant injury since breaking a foot as a rookie, but at 30, health histories are significant for free agent acquisitions. Allen played 73% of Washington’s defensive snaps between 2018 and 2023, and it would make perfect sense for that number to drop as he settles into more targeted snaps with the Vikings. Phillips, for example, played 58.6% of the team’s snaps last season.n:
