Marcus Davenport - Vikings $13 Million Star Lacks Desire

Who was the one worth trading up for?

Hendrickson was drafted the year before, and we let walk in 2020 along with 8 other starters because we were $100m over the cap.

There was never a binary choice between the two guys. The only time the team had a make a decision on Hendrickson was whether to use the franchise tag on him or Marcus Williams, who eventually left because we were still in cap hell the following year.

They didn’t just let him walk because they couldn’t find the money. According to Nick Underhill they did not think he was worth the money even if they had it. Which goes back to suspect talent evaluation.