The Vikings of Minnesota left the Departure Coin De Half Byron Murphy Jr. Play the 2024 season during a contractual year, and in a sense, they were rewarded by his most productive year as a pro.
During his second year with the defensive coordinator Brian Flores – and with increased representatives in the slot machine – Murphy posted career summits in the plated (81), interceptions (6) and defended passes (14) last season. The good news for Minnesota is that they have found the best way to deploy the 27 -year -old versatile player.
The bad news is that the team will probably have to pay too much to keep its services in 2025 and beyond.
While the score numbers of the Murphy box were out of the graphics, Pff ranked it 21st Among the corners of the NFL in the pass cover. It does not project like your prototypical locking, the limit corner n ° 1, and if it commands this kind of room on the free market of next week, the Vikings will find themselves in a difficult situation.
Tyler Sullivan de CBS Sports considers Murphy as a risk of theft of free agent. Sullivan predicts that Murphy will sign his third professional contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Here is his point of view on potential adjustment:
Baltimore’s defense has improved considerably in the section after being at the bottom of the barrel in the first 10 weeks. Although they are the best unit in the league in points per authorized match, totaling the yards per match, and in the third drop from week 11 to week 18, there is still room for the improvement of secondary school. Murphy may not be as expensive as some other defensive backs which should arrive on the market, which corresponds well to Baltimore because it does not have a ton of space to work with the free agency. However, Murphy appreciated a season in small groups in 2024 where he was appointed to Pro Bowl after having totaled 14 shortcomings and six interceptions. During a conference strewn with quarters of an elite, strengthening the secondary is vital for the Ravens in their hope of overcoming the bump and in the Super Bowl.
Once again, everything comes down to Murphy’s price, and Minnesota’s decision to transmit the use of the franchise label signals two things: the two parties are not particularly close to a new multi -year agreement; And the Vikings suspect a market more favorable than its Scheduled $ 52 million over three years ($ 17.3 million per year).
While the Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had alarming problems in the draft, little from the league were better to find players of free agency impact who do not break the bank. It could be there again next week. The Minnesota secondary is far from intact, with Josh Metellus and Theo Jackson security the only products known currently under the control of the team for 2025. The team has almost no cornering locked up outside Mekhi Blackmon, a third -round choice in 2023 which spent all 2024 in injury reserve.
The main problem here for Ravens, Apart from their salary ceiling situationIt is that they already display one of the first corners of the location of the NFL in Marlon Humphrey. Baltimore could certainly use an upgrade on Brandon Stephens outside, but Murphy’s best football came when used as a chess, moving in the formation of the border, with a slit, to even appear in the box sometimes. Perhaps the Ravens consider it as this kind of asset, but what they really need is a running mate outside for Nate Wiggins.
Murphy is a free agent difficult to project. Spotrac lists its market value At four years old, $ 88.3 million. This kind of offer would be a mistake, and the assumption here is that the Vikings have left their stars in small groups walk to something close to this number.
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