The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with free-agent cornerback Bashaud Breeland, the team announced Friday.
The deal brings another free-agent addition to the Vikings’ secondary this offseason along with Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander, who spent the first four seasons of his career in Minnesota.
Breeland, 29, started 32 games for the Kansas City Chiefs over the past two years, including six postseason games. He had five interceptions during that span, including one in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
He missed the first four games of the 2020 season after he was suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on substance abuse.
Breeland was arrested in April 2020 in York County, South Carolina, on multiple charges, including resisting arrest, having an open container of beer or wine in a motor vehicle, possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana or 10 grams of hash, and driving without a license.
Before joining the Chiefs in 2019 as a free agent, Breeland spent four seasons with Washington and one with the Green Bay Packers. In Washington, Breeland was a four-year starter with eight interceptions. Breeland played in seven games for the Packers in 2018 with two interceptions.
Overall, Breeland has 377 tackles, 8 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, 14 interceptions and 3 defensive touchdowns over seven NFL seasons.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.