NFL free agency: Vikings add Tomlinson, Vigil; bring back Beebe, Hill

General manager Rick Spielman and the Minnesota Vikings wasted no time.

Just minutes after the new NFL year began at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Minnesota officially announced it agreed to sign offensive tackle Rashod Hill, defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson and linebacker Nick Vigil.

According to NFL agent Mike McCartney, wide receiver Chad Beebe will also be returning to the team in 2021. The Vikings later announced Beebe would be back pending, as with all their deals, a physical.

Selected in the second round of the 2017 draft by the New York Giants, Tomlinson has played all 64 games over the past four seasons. He logged 207 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, five passes defensed and 8.0 sacks for the Giants from 2017-20.

Tomlinson will pair up on the interior defensive line with Michael Pierce, who was last year’s prized acquisition but opted out of the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19 concerns.

Hill made his NFL debut in 2016 with the Vikings and has spent the past five seasons in Minnesota, playing in 59 games and starting 17. He’s a candidate to fight for the starting left tackle position after the Vikings cut ties with Riley Reiff.

Vigil gives Minnesota more depth at linebacker, a position group that includes Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks but likely will be without free-agent Eric Wilson. Vigil, a 27-year-old entering his sixth NFL season, racked up 50 tackles and 2.0 sacks last year in 15 games with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Beebe set career bests last season with 20 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns. He’ll be a candidate to take the primary slot receiver role next season.