Free-agent cornerback Chandon Sullivan is signing with the Vikings. It didn't take long for the 25-year-old to find a new home, and it comes after he played all 17 games with Green Bay in 2021, starting 10 of them and finishing with 31 total tackles and a career-high three interceptions. He will reconnect with assistant head coach Mike Pettine, who served as the Packers defensive coordinator for a few seasons. Sullivan will have some competition for playing time in Minnesota. However, he has a great chance to move up the depth chart.
Free-agent cornerback Chandon Sullivan is traveling to Minnesota to meet with the Vikings on Friday. The 25-year-old has proven to be a durable defensive commodity, primarily since he hasn't missed a game throughout his previous three seasons in Green Bay. He had 31 total tackles in 2021, 10 fewer than he had the year before. However, the four-year veteran made up for it by accumulating a career-high three interceptions. Nonetheless, Sullivan will have competition for playing time in Minnesota, which could ultimately impact his IDP. Yet, he may gain preference by reconnecting with Vikings assistant coach Mike Pettine, who served as the Packers defensive coordinator for a few seasons.
Green Bay Packers impending free-agent slot cornerback Chandon Sullivan allowed 44 completions for 560 yards and four touchdowns on 67 targets last year and intercepted three passes while playing in every regular season and playoff game. He will probably return to the team for cheap, since 2021 fifth-round pick Shemar Jean-Charles showed no signs that he can take over the nickel slot role. Sullivan, 25, finished with 31 tackles (25 solo), two tackles for loss and four passes defensed in his 17 regular season games (10 starts).
Green Bay Packers restricted free-agent cornerback Chandon Sullivan announced on Friday that he signed his tender offer. Sullivan entered the league with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia State. He appeared in five games as a rookie and then joined the Packers in 2019, appearing in 16 games and recording 30 tackles, six passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble. Sullivan played in 16 games (10 starts) last season, tallying 41 tackles, six passes defensed and an interception returned for a touchdown. He played 77.4 percent of the snaps on defense. Sullivan will return to a cornerback group that includes All-Pro Jaire Alexander, Kevin King and Josh Jackson.
The Green Bay Packers tendered restricted free-agent cornerback Chandon Sullivan at the right-of-first-refusal level of $2.133 million. Should another team sign Sullivan to an offer sheet and the Packers not match it, Green Bay wouldn't receive draft-pick compensation. Sullivan was signed in May of 2019 and became a quality No. 4 cornerback in his first season before transitioning to the slot role in 2020. He has played in all 32 games in the last two seasons, recording 12 pass breakups and two interceptions (one for a touchdown). The Packers also used the second-round restricted tender on tight end Robert Tonyan. Quarterback Tim Boyle, defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster, safety Raven Greene and cornerback Parry Nickerson are also restricted free agents.
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