Vikings agree to deal with ex-Packers defensive end Lowry
- Mar. 17, 2023 06:05 PM EDT
FILE - Green Bay Packers defensive end Dean Lowry (94) is blocked by Detroit Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell (58) during the first half of an NFL football game Nov. 6, 2022, in Detroit. The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a contract with former Packers player Lowry. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers defensive end Dean Lowry (94) is blocked by Detroit Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell (58) during the first half of an NFL football game Nov. 6, 2022, in Detroit. The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a contract with former Packers player Lowry. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a contract with former Green Bay defensive end Dean Lowry on Friday, bringing in a replacement for the departed Dalvin Tomlinson.

Lowry was a free agent who played the last seven years with the Packers. He started 80 of 111 games with 27 tackles for loss and 15 1/2 sacks and played multiple seasons there with current Vikings assistants Mike Smith and Mike Pettine on staff.

Lowry is the latest in a long line of players to go directly from Green Bay to rival Minnesota, following outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith and cornerback Chandon Sullivan last year. Sullivan became a free agent. Smith remains under contract.

Tomlinson was a free agent who signed with Cleveland.

The Vikings also re-signed backup offensive lineman Austin Schlottman for depth behind center Garrett Bradbury and the guard spots.

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