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Barr and Kendricks will be entering the final year of their deals and I’d be surprised if Rick Spielman didn’t extend them this offseason. Gedeon looks like a lock to make the roster after a solid rookie season. Wilson, Williams and Washington will all be fighting for roster spots. Brothers has been solid on special teams during his two-year career.

Let’s rank the options for the gunslinger among best situations for him, from last to first.

4. Browns

This would give Keenum the best chance of playing early, but it would be playing FOR THE BROWNS. That doesn’t sound fun. Plus, the Browns will likely draft a quarterback in the first or second round. That’s added pressure on a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 1273 (this might be a stretch).

3. Vikings

Keenum threw for 3,547 yards, though, 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season while leading the Vikings to the NFC Championship. The Vikings, seem wild about Cousins even after Keenum’s career year. Plus, Mike Zimmer doesn’t sound very convinced.

2. Cardinals

Arizona is in the need of a quarterback after the retirement of Carson Palmer. There’s a good chance that Keenum or Teddy Bridgewater will land in Arizona as the possible starter.

The Cardinals could draft a quarterback early,Womens Wayne Gallman Jersey, but they have the 15th-overall pick which means they’ll likely draft a project rather than an instant starter, meaning whoever signs will likely be the starter.

1. Broncos

The Broncos won just five games last season, but they have the talent to make a playoff run with a quarterback. John Elway has already missed with Paxton Lynch as a first-round pick. I’d be surprised if they go quarterback with their No. 5 pick. Klis reports that Keenum is Denver’s No. 2 option if it doesn’t get Cousins. It’s certainly a move that makes sense for both sides and Keenum will have targets Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas

The Vikings remained publicly agnostic about their quarterbacking options at the NFL combine; coach Mike Zimmer laid out the strengths and weaknesses of all his in-house candidates,Womens Mark Herzlich Jersey, while general manager Rick Spielman batted away a report that the Vikings have decided not to use the franchise tag on Case Keenum and said the team had not made a decision on any of its options.

Privately, the team gave indications it was marshaling resources for a run at Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins, though,Womens Eli Apple Jersey, assessing its salary cap situation for the lucrative contract Cousins would receive while grousing about the flurry of rumors that could serve to drive up the price of free-agent quarterbacks.

The Vikings' decision not to offer a restricted free agent tender to offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles – a versatile backup whom the team would like to retain – was driven at least in part by the fact that the lowest tender this year is $1.9 million, every dollar is important, which would only guarantee the Vikings the right to match any offers while stripping away their ability to design a contract with a cap figure to their liking. When you're trying to squirrel away money for a pricey contract,Womens Sterling Shepard Jersey, and while the Vikings weren't sending quite the same signals they did last year – when they effectively told free agents they'd get back to them after solving their offensive line issues first there's little doubt their quarterback situation tops their March to-do list.

Coach Mike Zimmer cautioned last week that a quarterback move shouldn't come at the expense of the rest of the roster, linebackers Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr will all be free agents after 2018, and deals affecting Zimmer's defense comprise an outsized portion of the Vikings' potential contract extensions in the next year. Defensive end Danielle Hunter, meaning the Vikings need to determine whether they'd be able to retain all of their core players with a big contract.

Bridgewater doing good in the community isn’t news. That’s his thing.

But what is news is that Schefter is reporting that “at least a handful of teams” view Bridgewater as a potential starting quarterback.

25,Womens Darian Thompson Jersey,Bridgewater, but only appeared in one game and threw just two passes, missed all of 2016 after suffering a gruesome knee injury in practice on a non-contact play. He was active for half of the 2017 season, one of which was intercepted.

the offer also could come close enough that Cousins chooses the Vikings as the better team. Keep in mind Minnesota has several key players due for contract extensions soon, middle linebacker Eric Kendricks and strong pass rusher Danielle Hunter, including three stars on the league's top defense in Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr,Authentic Wayne Gallman Jersey, plus Minneapolis Miracle star Stefon Diggs.

Cousins says he wants to play for a winning team, which puts Vikings GM Rick Spielman ahead of other suitors. But sometimes the money is just too good for a player to pass up, and the guarantees will be key.

Meanwhile,Authentic Mark Herzlich Jersey, 7 interceptions, Keenum will attract some good offers coming off a career year in which he went 11-3 as the starter for the NFC North champs. He began the season as Bradford's $2 million backup but took over after Bradford's knee injury in the opening game. Keenum played well (22 TD passes, 98.3 rating). He also beat the Saints in the divisional playoffs with the last-second TD pass to Diggs. But Keenum and the entire team didn't play well in the NFC title-game loss to the Eagles.

Keenum,Authentic Eli Apple Jersey, is young enough to have plenty of good years left, 30, and he showed good athleticism and big-play ability last year. He also is a fan favorite with his wholesome personality and is a feel-good story.

Quarterbacks who have had just one big year are always of major concern to GMs. The latest free-agent horror story was Houston's disastrous signing of Brock Osweiler two years ago following his one strong season with Denver.

Keenum is a lot better than Osweiler,Authentic Sterling Shepard Jersey, and the former looks like a top-15 quarterback. The problem for Keenum: With a better supporting cast in Minnesota than he had in Washington, Cousins should be a top-10 QB; perhaps top five.

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer at last week’s Combine expressed the Keenum concerns when he said, "Is Case the guy that he was at Houston or the Rams,Authentic Darian Thompson Jersey, or is he the guy who played for us? Is it because he had a good team around him?"

Zimmer proceeded to reflect the organization's concerns about Bradford and Bridgewater,Womens Ereck Flowers Jersey, saying, "Can Sam stay healthy? Is Teddy what he was?"

When I think of Bradford, the often repeated line by Vikings Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant comes to mind: "A player can't achieve greatness without durability."

Typical for Bradford,Authentic Ereck Flowers Jersey, and his season was lost, he was terrific in the Vikings’ season-opening win over the Saints. Then his knee gave way once again, as happened too often earlier in his career with the Rams.

Bradford is not coming back to Minnesota unless he’s a last resort if Cousins and Keenum are gone early in free agency. Even in that scenario, Bridgewater might be the preferred option. Zimmer called Bradford's knee "degenerative,” which teams will see when he takes their physicals.

But Bradford could be attractive to a team looking for a veteran starter to bridge the gap until one of this year's first-round quarterbacks are ready to play — shades of Bradford's Eagles experience in 2016 after Carson Wentz was drafted and before Bradford was traded to the Vikings.

The 30-year-old Bradford's days as an $18 million-per-year quarterback are over, as he is likely to sign a one-year deal with a lower base salary and big incentives to be earned if he can stay on the field and lead a team to the playoffs. If he can pass a physical, I'd sign him under those terms and hope he's the player we saw against the Saints in last year's opener and over a productive 2016 season in Minnesota.

That Bradford trade to Minnesota was precipitated by Bridgewater's terrible knee injury late in training camp. A lot of people forget Bridgewater was a 2014 Vikings first-rounder and a Pro Bowl quarterback on a division-champion team in his second season. And if Blair Walsh had not missed a chip-shot field goal, Bridgewater would have a playoff win over the Seahawks on his resume. But even in that winning season, most of the credit for the Vikings’ success went to the defense and the last big year of Adrian Peterson's career.

But in Bridgewater's case, it could offer a better deal. As the old saying goes, if another team has more confidence in his knee, all it takes is one of the 32 teams to step up in free agency.

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