Vikings Hall of Famer Bud Grant Passes, Teams Scrambling for Cap Space, and Other NFL Bullets

Mar 11, 2023

The Minnesota Vikings and the NFL lost a legendary face of the game today. Hall of Fame head coach Bud Grant has died.

Grant was 95. The former Vikings head coach led the Vikings to four Super Bowls. Grant actually started his athletic career in the NBA, where he won a championship with the Minneapolis Lakers. Grant played in the NBA, NFL, and CFL. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL). At the age of 29, Grant took over as the coach of the Blue Bombers and won four Grey Cups before taking over for Norm Van Brocklin in Minnesota in 1967.

While in Minnesota, Grant led the Vikings to Super Bowl IV, Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl IX, and Super Bowl XI. Grant coached the Vikings in 1983. He ended his NFL coaching career with a 168-108-5 record.

We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant has passed away this morning at age 95.

We, like all Vikings and NFL fans, are shocked and saddened by this terrible news. pic.twitter.com/z2NNlNAY44— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) March 11, 2023

The NFL world is reacting to the loss of Grant his afternoon. Here are some clips and tweets that I found interesting:

A true leader of men.

Rest in peace to legendary @Vikings coach Bud Grant 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2motDDZPL4
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) March 11, 2023

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Minnesota sports legend Bud Grant.

A #Gophers great, Bud played football, basketball and baseball at the U, earning nine letters from 1946-49. He was 95.

Rest in peace, Bud Grant. pic.twitter.com/vhYOpURjhN— Minnesota Gophers (@GopherSports) March 11, 2023

Statement from Mark, Zygi and the Wilf Family on Bud Grant pic.twitter.com/GYOWLcnMmi
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) March 11, 2023

You might not know, or have forgotten, that Bud Grant played in the NBA, NFL and CFL before shifting to coaching. https://t.co/tEcsx53v56— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) March 11, 2023

With the start of free agency barreling down upon us, teams continue to scramble to create cap space to work with. For example, the Los Angeles Chargers freed up $25.99 million in space with restructures of Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack’s contracts.

ESPN’s Field Yates reported the restructures of Bosa and Mack’s deals. Khalil Mack’s cap hit for 2023 will now be $16.6 million, and Bosa’s will be $15.8 million.

Yates also reported that the Raiders reworked Maxx Crosby’s deal, opening up $7.53 million in cap space.

The Chargers reworked the deals of Joey Bosa & Khalil Mack, creating $25.99M in cap space.

The Raiders reworked the deal of Maxx Crosby, creating $7.5375M in cap space.— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 11, 2023

The Denver Broncos were also busy on Friday. Denver released multiple players, including guard Graham Glasgow, running back Chase Edmonds, and cornerback Ronald Darby. Denver’s moves has them up to $33.13 million in cap space heading into free agency this week.

As expected, the Rams released outside linebacker Leonard Floyd on Friday. The Rams also released TE Roger Carter, DB T.J. Carter, WR J.J. Koksi, TE Jared Pinkey, WR Jaquarii Robinson, WR Jerreth Sterns, and DT Brayden Thomas.

Rams release OLB Leonard Floyd: https://t.co/Bp3VNIYL71
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) March 10, 2023

As of this morning, Over the Cap has the Rams at -$9.08 million in cap space.

However, Friday’s biggest story involved the Bears, and was a HUGE story! The Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers for a haul that includes two firsts, two seconds, and wide receiver DJ Moore!

The Bears will move back to No. 9 this year and get a second-round pick from the Panthers. They will also receive their 2024 first-rounder (which could very well be a top-five pick) and a 2025 second-round pick. Plus, they land DJ Moore, who is under contract for three more seasons.

Even while vacationing in Florida, Luis was all over the blockbuster trade.

OMG REPORT: The Bears Are Trading the No. 1 Pick to the Panthers (And Getting DJ Moore Back!)https://t.co/Ljitw0axEo pic.twitter.com/2gjhLDixGH— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) March 10, 2023

Report: Poles Would Not do the Bears-Panthers Trade Without D.J. Moorehttps://t.co/rDf2QaubG5 pic.twitter.com/qH0paALara— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) March 11, 2023

Enjoy your Saturday!

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Patrick K. Flowers

Patrick grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport and Garfield Ridge neighborhoods before moving to the Western Suburbs of Chicago before eventually relocating to the Las Vegas area with his family in 2023. He started with Bleacher Nation in 2021 and has spent time as a Staff Writer and on the Chicago Blackhawks beat. He is currently a writer and editor at Bleacher Nation covering the Chicago Bears and the NFL at large and the author of the Bleacher Nation Newsletter. Patrick is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).

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