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Vikings Signing Former Packers Slot Corner Chandon Sullivan to One-Year Deal

Sullivan was in Minnesota for a visit on Friday and ended up signing a contract.
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Vikings Signing Former Packers Slot Corner Chandon Sullivan to One-Year Deal
Vikings Signing Former Packers Slot Corner Chandon Sullivan to One-Year Deal

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The Vikings are signing former Packers slot cornerback Chandon Sullivan, according to his agent Michael J. Katz. Sullivan was in Minnesota for a visit on Friday and, like Za'Darius Smith, didn't leave without signing a contract.

It's a one-year deal for Sullivan, according to KSTP's Darren Wolfson. The exact details aren't known yet, but it's presumably for the veteran minimum or slightly more.

Sullivan, who turns 26 in August, is a solid depth addition for a team that desperately need corners. The Vikings reportedly informed last year's slot corner, Mackensie Alexander, that he won't be brought back, so this could be his replacement (or at least someone who can compete for that job). Like Smith, Sullivan has familiarity with Vikings assistant head coach Mike Pettine, who was the Packers' defensive coordinator in 2019 and '20.

A 2018 undrafted free agent out of Georgia State, Sullivan spent one season with the Eagles before being signed by the Packers. He played 350 snaps with Green Bay in 2019 as a rotational corner, receiving a strong coverage grade from Pro Football Focus. Sullivan was also a core special teams player that season.

In 2020, Sullivan started 10 games and saw his defensive snaps jump to over 700. He started another 10 games last year, played over 800 defensive snaps, and recorded a career-high three interceptions. Across four seasons with the Eagles and Packers, Sullivan has played in 54 games (21 starts) and recorded five interceptions and 16 passes defended.

At 5'11", 194 pounds, Sullivan has typical size for a slot corner. He's not a particularly strong tackler and his coverage grades have only been decent-to-solid over the past couple seasons, but he can create some takeaways and provide a capable floor in coverage.

Here's an interesting thread from Nick Olson on who Sullivan is as a player (click through to the quoted tweet and scroll down from there).

The Vikings now have two former Packers players (Smith and Sullivan) to go along with two former Packers coaches (Pettine and Mike Smith).

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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