Overview
- ESPN reports Minnesota is open to moving the 28-year-old Pro Bowl edge rusher as it works to close a roughly $40–46 million cap gap.
- Greenard carries about a $22 million 2026 cap charge; a pre–June 1 trade would save around $12.25 million and leave roughly $9.9 million in dead money.
- The Vikings have told Aaron Jones and Javon Hargrave they will be released or traded, moves expected to clear about $18.65 million.
- Greenard had season-ending left-shoulder surgery after playing through the injury in 2025, when he logged 3 sacks in 12 games but posted a top-10 pressure rate the year prior.
- Depth with Dallas Turner and Andrew Van Ginkel factors into the calculus, and multiple outlets speculate teams such as the Eagles, Cowboys, Patriots and 49ers could inquire.