Vikings' 2003 Free Agents


Posted Jun 12, 2003


A look at the Vikings' free-agent activity for 2003.

Free Agency 2003

Free-Agent Terms

VIKINGS FREE AGENCY 2003
(updated from the start of the free-agent period in February to the start of training camp in July)
Unrestricted Free Agents
K Gary Anderson
Unsigned
S Ronnie Bradford
Retired. Hired as an assistant defensive backfield coach for Denver.
TE Hunter Goodwin
Signed a two-year, $1.5 million contract, with the Vikings.
LB Lemanski Hall
Unsigned
DT Darius Holland
Unsigned
DE Lance Johnstone
Signed a three-year, $4.6 million contract, including a $700,000 signing bonus, with the Vikings.
DT Cedric Killings
Signed a one-year, $450,000 contract with the Vikings.
TE Jim Kleinsasser
Given the franchise tag. Signed a one-year, $3.05 million tender.
G Corbin Lacina
Unsigned
LB Jim Nelson
Signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts.
P Kyle Richardson
Unsigned
DE Talance Sawyer
Unsigned
WR Chris Walsh
Unsigned
RB Moe Williams
Signed a three-year, $2.7 million contract, including an $800,000 signing bonus, with the Vikings.
Restricted Free Agents
CB Tyrone Carter
Signed a two-year contract with the New York Jets.
RB Doug Chapman
Signed a one-year, $605,000 contract with the Vikings.
OL Lewis Kelly
Signed a one-year, $375,000 contract with the Vikings.
LS Brody Liddiard
Signed a two-year, $985,000 contract with the Vikings.
LB Antonio WIlson
Signed a one-year contract with Houston.
C Cory Withrow
Signed a one-year, $605,000 contract with the Vikings.
Exclusive Rights Free Agents
None
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Restructured
• Wide receiver Derrick Alexander agreed to restructure his contract to the veteran minimum of $655,000 for 2003.
Released

• 6/12/03 — Released quarterback Kevin Thompson.
• 6/12/03 — Released tight end Matt Huebner.
• 4/30/03 — Released offensive lineman Lorenzo White.
• 2/28/03 — Released fullback Harold Morrow.
• 2/28/03 — Released linebacker Patrick Chukwurah.

Signed
• 5/28/03 — Signed defensive end Kane Anderson to a one-year, $225,000 contract.
• 5/22/03 — Signed offensive lineman Robbie Doane to a one-year, $225,000 contract.
• 5/19/03 — Signed tight end Matt Huebner and linebacker Gavin Walls to rookie minimum contracts.
• 5/7/03 — Signed defensive back Willie Miles to a standard three-year, rookie minimum contract.
• 5/6/03 — Signed rookie free agent tight end Steve Farmer, wide receiver Ben Nelson, defensive back Horace Willis and quarterback Juston Wood to standard three-year, rookie minimum contracts.
• 5/2/03 — Signed rookie free agent defensive tackle LaWaylon Brown, defensive tackle Colin Cole, defensive back Rushen Jones and linebacker Jarrod Penright to standard three-year, rookie minimum contracts.
• 5/1/03 — Signed rookie free agent tight end Sean Berton, offensive lineman Adam Goldberg, fullback James Lynch and wide receiver Jermaine Mays to standard three-year, rookie minimum contracts.
• 4/7/03 — Signed defensive back Ron Israel, a free agent out of Notre Dame, to a two-year, $530,000 contract with an undisclosed signing bonus.
• 3/28/03 — Signed quarterback Kevin Thompson, a two-year veteran of the Cleveland Browns, to a one-year, $300,000 contract.

• 3/25/03 — Signed linebacker Chris Claiborne, a five-year veteran of the Detroit Lions, to a two-year, $5 million contract, including a $750,000 signing bonus.
• 3/21/03 — Signed cornerback Ken Irvin, an eight-year NFL veteran of Buffalo and New Orleans, to a three-year, $4.5 million contract, including a $1.2 million signing bonus.
• 3/20/03 — Signed offensive tackle Mike Rosenthal, a five-year veteran of the New York Giants, to a two-year, $1.8 million contract, with playing incentives that could push the deal to $2.4 million.
• 3/20/03 — Signed kicker/punter Aaron Elling, formerly in camps with Miami and Seattle, to a contract.
• 3/19/03 — Signed backup quarterback Gus Frerotte, a 10-year NFL veteran, to a two-year, $1.85 million contract.
• 3/12/03 — Signed cornerback Denard Walker, a six-year veteran of Tennessee and Denver, to a four-year, $13 million contract, including a $5 million signing bonus.
• 3/12/03 — Bears match Vikings' offer to kicker Paul Edinger.
• 3/7/03 — Signed kicker Paul Edinger, a restricted free agent from Chicago, to an offer sheet for five years, $7 million with a $1.65 million signing bonus.
• 3/4/03 — Signed defensive lineman Billy Lyon, a five-year veteran of Green Bay, to a three-year, $2.5 million contract, including a $500,000 bonus.

• 2/13/03 — Signed running back John Avery, a running back formerly with Denver and Miami, to a one-year, $375,000 contract, including a bonus of less than $50,000.

 



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