Vikings Secondary Gets a Clean Bill of Health as Camp Opens

Caleb Banks and Christian Darrisaw are both active, clearing the conditioning flags that had followed them into training camp. Small news on its own, but worth noting given where the secondary stands heading into 2026.

The Vikings signed Jamal Adams on July 28, adding a three-time Pro Bowler to a back end that leaned heavily on Joshua Metellus last season — 86 tackles and two interceptions over 14 games. Adams brings a different profile, a box-safety type who has made his name as a blitz weapon and run-stopper. Getting Banks and Darrisaw onto the field alongside him early in camp matters; the sooner that group starts working together, the better.

The secondary was one of the areas Minnesota needed to shore up after a 9-8 season that included a brutal November stretch. The late-season turnaround was real, but it came against a schedule that didn't always test the back end the way January opponents would have. Having everyone healthy and available in early August is a reasonable starting point. Nothing more than that yet.