The Minnesota Vikings could have used another Pro Bowl-caliber player in the middle of Brian Flores‘ swarming defense, but it was not to be.
Minnesota took a hard look at Darius Shaquille Leonard after the Indianapolis Colts released the three-time All-Pro on November 21, but the linebacker ultimately chose to play elsewhere.
“Leonard … has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles,” Grant Gordon of NFL.com wrote on Monday, December 4. “Leonard visited with the Eagles on Wednesday after he initially visited with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. He’s decided to go with first-place Philadelphia for the stretch run as the reigning NFC champions look for a Super Bowl return.
