In a creative exercise by Bleacher Report, the potential impact of an NFL expansion draft on the Minnesota Vikings was explored. If such a draft were to occur, players like RB Aaron Jones, TE Josh Oliver, WR Myles Price, LB Chaz Chambliss, and CB Zemaiah Vaughn would be unprotected and eligible for selection by the expansion team. The rules suggest that the expansion team must claim either 30 players or contracts totaling $114.456 million, which is 38 percent of the 2002 salary cap. The analysis proposes capping the fictitious team's total contract value at around $195 million, approximately 65 percent of the projected 2026 salary cap. While an expansion draft is not imminent, this exercise offers an intriguing glimpse into how the Vikings' roster could be reshaped in such a scenario.