 and center Ryan Kelly (78) enter the field before the game against New Orleans, Sunday., Oct 29, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. © Robert Scheer/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK.</p>
<p>” data-medium-file=”https://vikingsterritory.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Will-Fries-Ryan-Kelly.jpg” data-large-file=”https://vikingsterritory.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1180,height=729,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Will-Fries-Ryan-Kelly.jpg”><figcaption><span>Indianapolis Colts guard Will Fries (75) and center Ryan Kelly (78) enter the field before the game against New Orleans, Sunday., Oct 29, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. © Robert Scheer/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK.</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>The Minnesota Vikings have smashed free agency <a href=)
through five days, electrifying folks with a spending spree not seen by most fans in their lifetimes.
The Vikings’ Top 5 Moves from a Busy Week
The week was busy, and it might’ve been easy to lose track of everything.
So, these were the Vikings’ five best free-agent moves of the week. They’re listed in ascending order (No. 1 = best decision).
5. Adding Javon Hargrave (DT) as Chef’s Kiss
 jogs on the field before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports.</p>
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<p><em>NFL </em><span><em>Network’</em>s</span> <a href=)
Tom Pelissero tweeted Tuesday, “The Vikings aren’t done: They’re also closing in on a deal with two-time Pro Bowl DT Javon Hargrave and plan to sign him after his release from the 49ers is official Wednesday, sources say. So Jonathan Allen heads to Minnesota and now another huge D-line move in the works.”
That was right after the Jonathan Allen announcement, proof that the Vikings weren’t kidding around about fixing their offensive and defensive lines.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah chose an embarrassment of riches in the trenches.
4. Signing Ryan Kelly (C)
 warms up Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, before a game against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. © Robert Scheer / USA TODAY NETWORK.</p>
<p>” data-medium-file=”https://vikingsterritory.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/USATSI_22238184.jpg” data-large-file=”https://vikingsterritory.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1180,height=803,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/USATSI_22238184.jpg” src=”https://vikingsterritory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/USATSI_22238184-788×444.jpg” alt><figcaption>Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly (78) warms up Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, before a game against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. © Robert Scheer / USA TODAY NETWORK.<span></span></figcaption></figure>
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<p>Most purple fans expected the team to prefer continuity at center, retaining Bradbury for at least one more season, the final year of his contract.</p>
<p>Instead, Minnesota upgraded over Bradbury, adding Kelly, a four-time Pro Bowler. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy will now take snaps from one of the league’s best during his first season as a starter.</p>
<p>The Vikings put their foot down and ended the Bradbury era, which had hot and cold moments — mostly chilly by a 1st-Round draft pick’s standards. </p>
<h2>3. Jonathan Allen as Primary DT Fix</h2>
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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