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Brandon Fusco is candidate for pay cut or release from Vikings

Minnesota Vikings right guard Brandon Fusco to be a candidate for release or a pay cut this offseason, ESPN reporter Ben Goessling expects.

What It Means:

Fusco has three years left on his current contract, but there's no guaranteed money left on it. Fusco was a major part of the problem on the Vikings' league-worst offensive line. He made 14 starts this season and graded out as Pro Football Focus' 62nd-best guard out of 77 qualifiers, getting annihilated in pass pro.

The Vikings were the league's worst rushing attack by opponent-adjusted Offensive Rushing Net Expected Points per attempt. Their -0.15 Rushing NEP per play was two times worse than the next-lowest team.