Vikings depth WR, special teams ace Trent Sherfield signs with Broncos

Sherfield, 29, is joining a new team for the fifth consecutive offseason. It's really a two-year, $6 million deal (with $2 million available in incentives), which is nonetheless a decent raise for the journeyman veteran, who spent last year on a $1.8 million contract with the Vikings.

This isn't a totally insignificant loss for Minnesota. Sherfield played just 192 offensive snaps last season and caught a total of ten passes (and one touchdown), but he was probably their best run-blocking wide receiver. More notably, he played 234 special teams snaps and led the Vikings in tackles (8) and PFF grade (85.8) in that phase of the game. Sherfield is an outstanding gunner who was nearly voted to the Pro Bowl as a special teams player.

In Denver, Sherfield may have an opportunity to play at bit more on offense in addition to reprising his important role in the game's third phase. That contract suggests he'll likely be in the Broncos' rotation at wide receiver along with Courtland Sutton, Devaughn Vele, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin, and any other possible additions.

The Vikings will need to make an addition or two to round out their wide receiver room this offseason. They've got Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Jalen Nailor under contract, as well as a few young guys on future deals, but they've now lost Sherfield and Trishton Jackson from last year's team. Brandon Powell remains a free agent. Is Cooper Kupp in the mix to be a marquee addition to that room?

Sherfield was originally an undrafted free agent out of Vanderbilt who spent the first three years of his career with the Cardinals. Since then, he's had one-year stints with the 49ers, Dolphins, Bills, and Vikings. His best year as a receiver came with Miami in 2022, when he caught 30 passes for 417 yards and two touchdowns.

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