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capital on cornerbacks Dalvin Cook Jersey , selecting three in the first round of the past six drafts. Of the eight first-rounders in that stretch, the Vikings took Xavier Rhodes 25th in 2013, Trae Waynes 11th in 2015 and Mike Hughes 30th in 2018.They also used a second-round choice on cornerback Mackensie Alexander in 2016.So General Manager Rick Spielman has been told in no uncertain terms that he will not use a first-round pick on a cornerback this year.“Everybody has angst,” Spielman said Tuesday. “My wife . . . I’ll leave that at home. She said, ‘If you draft another corner, don’t come home. You can just stay at the office.’ Although there’s some pretty good corners that we like in the first round.”The question was about the Vikings’ need for offensive linemen. The Vikings, though, aren’t willing to reach for an offensive lineman when it’s their time to select.“I understand where everything is, but I also understand that if we have a guy that we think is a Pro Bowl talent Jalyn Holmes Jersey , and for some reason that guy falls to us at 18, how do you not take that player?” Spielman said. “Plus, you have to balance out the depth at each position, too. If there’s a unique situation where a Pro Bowl-caliber player falls to you at 18, and you’re taking a lesser talented player, I think you’re going to make a mistake. But I also believe with the depth at certain positions, when it goes into the Friday draft, you’re also going to get some pretty significant players. We always look as we make the decisions, you have a player at this position and a player at this position Brian O’Neill Jersey , and which one are you going to take? We can say we’re going to take this one because underneath him, there’s a huge drop off [in the position groups’ talent]. So if we don’t take him right here, we’re not going to get a need filled with a good player. If there’s four or five more players underneath that we do like, that’s when the potential is to take the one of those guys that falls to you. It could also be trading back in the draft to accumulate more draft picks, because we’re still going to get that same value of player as long as we have those four or five names there. You also have to really pay attention to where the run of the positions go in the draft.“Two years ago, we had to move up to get Pat Elflein, for example, because there was a run right in there, and he was one of the few players left that we liked. Last year the run on the offensive linemen went earlier than where we picked. You have to weigh all that out Kyle Rudolph Jersey , and you have to be able to react once you see how that board is coming off and where the runs are on positions.” UPDATE: After agreeing to a contract with the New York Jets, linebacker Anthony Barr flipped his decision Tuesday afternoon and will reportedly re-sign with the Vikings.—Two key pieces of the Minnesota Vikings‘ 2018 defense have found new homes in free agency.Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with Cleveland, and linebacker Anthony Barr agreed to sign with the New York Jets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings’ overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamBarr was the No. 9 overall pick of Minnesota in 2014. He had 13 1/2 sacks in five seasons, including three last year, with the Vikings. Barr will form a revamped and highly paid linebacker corps in New York alongside former Baltimore middle linebacker C.J. Mosley and Avery Williamson.Richardson, who has played with three other teams since 2013 and been suspended twice by the NFL Irv Smith Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , will receive $21.5 million guaranteed, said the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because league rules prohibit teams from announcing signings until 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday.ESPN was first to report Richardson’s agreement.Richardson’s imminent signing addresses a major need for the Browns, who wanted to upgrade their interior pass rush and give help to Pro Bowler Myles Garrett. It’s the second move up front in the last week by general manager John Dorsey, who acquired edge rusher Olivier Vernon in a trade with the New York Giants.11<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:2019 NFL free agency: Possible fits for the VikingsRichardson spent last season with Minnesota, where he had 49 tackles and 4 ½ sacks in 16 games. The 28-year-old was the No. 13 overall pick by the Jets in 2013.In six seasons, Richardson has 23 ½ sacks and 195 tackles in 87 games. Richardson was the AP’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2013 with the Jets.While talented, Richardson has also run into some trouble.He was suspended for the first four games in 2015 season for violating the substance-abuse policy for testing positive for marijuana. The league also suspended him for the first game in 2016 under its personal-conduct policy after he tried to outrun police in St. Louis, driving his Bentley at 143 mph before being stopped.