Vikings Sign Marcus Davenport To One-Year Deal

The Minnesota Vikings signed free-agent pass-rusher Marcus Davenport to a one-year deal worth $13 million on Monday, according to sources. Davenport will head to Minnesota after spending the first five seasons of his career with the New Orleans Saints. In that time, he amassed 142 tackles (78 solo), 21.5 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 60 QB hits, four passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 63 games (32 starts). The 26-year-old will need to bounce back in 2023 after posting only half a sack for the Saints in 2022. Davenport had a career-high nine sacks the year prior in 2021.