Vikings to sign guard Freddie Tagaloa after tryout at rookie camp
The Vikings added another offensive lineman to the rebuilding project.
Freddie Tagaloa, a hulking 6-foot-8-inch guard, will sign a three-year contract after trying out during the Vikings rookie minicamp May 5-7, a league source told the Star Tribune. He’s currently the only player to sign a deal after a couple dozen undrafted rookies and veterans were brought in for a tryout earlier this month.
An infusion of new faces has greeted offensive line coach Tony Sparano this offseason during rebuilding efforts of last year’s tattered group. Tagaloa is the eighth new offensive lineman, a group which currently takes up 15 of the 90 offseason roster spots.
The Vikings will need to make a roster move to fit Tagaloa, who weighed 314 pounds during his last college season at Arizona.
Tagaloa transferred to the Wildcats from Cal and was required to sit out the 2014 season. He had an injury-plagued 2015 campaign, during which he reportedly tore his posterior lateral ligament and medial collateral ligament in the same season. Tagaloa began his college career as a left tackle before moving inside to guard.
The Houston Chronicle first reported Tagaloa’s agreement.