EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings began to cross items off their offseason to-do list as free agency formally opened on Wednesday, re-signing punter Jordan Berry and agreeing to contract terms with defensive tackle Harrison Phillips, tight end Johnny Mundt and interior offensive lineman Austin Schlottmann.
Phillips will replace Michael Pierce, who was released this week. He played the last four seasons with the Buffalo Bills, after being drafted in the third round of Stanford in 2018. He played a career-high 474 snaps in 2021 for the Bills.
Mundt spent the last five years with the Los Angeles Rams after latching on as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon. He's following new head coach Kevin O'Connell and offensive coordinator Wes Phillips to Minnesota.
Schlottmann, who can play guard and center, played the last four seasons for the Denver Broncos. He went undrafted out of TCU and has seven career starts.
Earlier, the club inked a two-year deal with former Arizona linebacker Jordan Hicks, who started 49 games for the Cardinals over the past three years. In that time the 29-year-old Hicks piled up 384 total tackles, 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four interceptions.
Berry ranked eighth in the NFL last year with 27 punts inside the 20-yard line. His gross average of 46.5 yards per punt was the second-best in Vikings history, in his first season with the club.
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