Listen: Vikings escalate Super Bowl hope with free agency splashes

Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand discuss the Vikings' splash moves in free agency by signing Kirk Cousins and Sheldon Richardson. (5:00) A one-year, $8M deal for Richardson echoes a "all-in" approach from GM Rick Spielman.(10:00) It's a trenches arms race as the Vikings and Eagles both bolster D-lines in free agency. (13:00) Cousins and a tenure-defining decision from Spielman. (18:30) Cousins is on a diet not unlike Tom Brady's gluten/dairy/processed-free menu. (26:30) What's next? The Vikings have more questions on their own roster. (35:00) Your Twitter questions on the NFL Draft and more.

March 19, 2018 at 11:05PM
Minnesota Vikings new quarterback Kirk Cousins, right, is welcomed to the podium by head coach Mike Zimmer before addressing the media at a news conference after he was introduced after signing a three-year, $84 million contract at the NFL football team's new headquarters Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Eagan, Minn.
Minnesota Vikings new quarterback Kirk Cousins, right, is welcomed to the podium by head coach Mike Zimmer before addressing the media at a news conference after he was introduced after signing a three-year, $84 million contract at the NFL football team's new headquarters Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Eagan, Minn. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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