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EAGAN, Minn. — The general consensus about the Vikings heading into 2025 free agency was the team likely would address the interiors of the offensive and defensive lines, as well as cornerback.
As the New League Year begins (3 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 12), enter veterans Ryan Kelly and Will Fries on the offensive line, Jonathan Allen, who was added Tuesday, on the defensive line, cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and defensive back Tavierre Thomas.
Minnesota announced it agreed to terms with Kelly and Fries, the former Colts center and right guard, and Rodgers Wednesday to open 2025 free agency. Here's a breakdown on Kelly, Fries and Rodgers.
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Kelly adds the pedigree of a former first-round pick (18th overall in 2016 by Indianapolis) and a four-time Pro Bowler who has started all 121 regular-season games he's played.
The signing of Kelly reunites him with former Colts GM Ryan Grigson, who is now the Vikings Senior Vice President of Player Personnel, as well as his college teammate at Alabama (Allen) and keeps him connected with Fries, his teammate for the past four seasons.
Kelly, who will turn 32 in May, played high school football at Lakota West (where he teamed with former Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks) in West Chester, Ohio, before enrolling at Alabama. He started for three years and teamed with Allen to help the Crimson Tide win the 2015 CFP National Championship. Kelly was on campus beginning in 2011 for the first of two other consecutive titles won by Alabama, and he closed by not allowing a sack in either of his final two seasons.
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