EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings defensive backs are welcoming a new face to the fold.
Minnesota signed veteran Bobby McCain, the team announced Monday.
Originally a fifth-round draft pick by the Dolphins in 2015, McCain has 131 games with 87 career starts under his belt.
The Alabama native most recently played for the Giants in 2023, for whom he played 10 games primarily on special teams.
McCain played 34 games (32 starts) for Washington from 2021-22 and played 2,002 defensive snaps.
Over his nine-season career thus far, he has 394 tackles, 11 interceptions, 4.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and 45 passes defensed.

Here are five things to know about the Vikings new defensive back:
1. Familiarity with Flores
Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores served as the Dolphins head coach from 2019-2021, overlapping with McCain in Miami in 2019 and 2020.
During an interview in 2020, Flores "spoke glowingly" of the defender's leadership, communication and tackling.
McCain has played cornerback and safety over his years; it will be interesting to see how Flores utilizes him in the Vikings defense, which recently lost CB Mekhi Blackmon for the season to a torn ACL and is without CB Shaq Griffin in the short-term due to a soft-tissue injury. The team also continues to mourn the tragic loss of CB Khyree Jackson, who was killed in a car accident July 6.
View photos of the Vikings 53-man roster as of January 14, 2024.

3 WR Jordan Addison

3 WR Jordan Addison

RB Cam Akers

RB Cam Akers

6 LB Brian Asamoah II

6 LB Brian Asamoah II

56 C Garrett Bradbury

56 C Garrett Bradbury

64 G Blake Brandel

64 G Blake Brandel

90 DL Jonathan Bullard

90 DL Jonathan Bullard

24 S Camryn Bynum

24 S Camryn Bynum

51 LB Blake Cashman

51 LB Blake Cashman

32 RB Ty Chandler

32 RB Ty Chandler

14 QB Sam Darnold

QB Sam Darnold

42 LS Andrew DePaola

42 LS Andrew DePaola

69 C/G Dan Feeney

69 C Dan Feeney

2 CB Stephon Gilmore

2 CB Stephon Gilmore

58 OLB Jonathan Greenard

58 OLB Jonathan Greenard

1 CB Shaq Griffin

1 CB Shaq Griffin

54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill

54 LB Kamu Grugier-Hill

30 FB C.J. Ham

30 FB C.J. Ham

87 TE TJ Hockenson

87 TE T.J. Hockenson

67 G Ed Ingram

67 G Ed Ingram

26 S Theo Jackson

26 S Theo Jackson

18 WR Justin Jefferson

18 WR Justin Jefferson

33 RB Aaron Jones Sr.

33 RB Aaron Jones

13 QB Daniel Jones

13 QB Daniel Jones

91 OLB Pat Jones II

91 OLB Pat Jones II

65 OL Michael Jurgens

65 G Michael Jurgens

29 CB Dwight McGlothern

29 CB Dwight McGlothern

44 S Josh Metellus

44 S Joshua Metellus

23 CB Fabian Moreau

23 CB Fabian Moreau

12 QB Nick Mullens

12 QB Nick Mullens

86 TE Johnny Mundt

86 TE Johnny Mundt

7 CB Byron Murphy

7 CB Byron Murphy Jr.

83 WR Jalen Nailor

83 WR Jalen Nailor

75 T Brian O'Neill

75 T Brian O'Neill

84 TE Josh Oliver

84 TE Josh Oliver

0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.

0 LB Ivan Pace Jr.

57 DL Harrison Phillips

97 DL Harrison Phillips

4 WR Brandon Powell

4 WR Brandon Powell

76 T David Quessenberry

76 T David Quessenberry

61 DL Jalen Redmond

61 DL Jalen Redmond

16 K Will Reichard

16 K Will Reichard

98 OLB Bo Richter

98 OLB Bo Richter

66 G Dalton Risner

66 G Dalton Risner

74 T Cam Robinson

74 T Cam Robinson

50 DL Levi Drake Rodriguez

DL Levi Drake Rodriguez

78 T Walter Rouse

78 T Walter Rouse

11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.

11 WR Trent Sherfield Sr.

22 S Harrison Smith

22 S Harrison Smith

99 DL Jerry Tillery

99 DL Jerry Tillery

15 OLB Dallas Turner

15 OLB Dallas Turner

43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel

43 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel

20 S Jay Ward

20 S Jay Ward

52 OLB Jihad Ward

52 OLB Jihad Ward

17 P Ryan Wright

17 P Ryan Wright
2. Former Memphis Tiger
McCain was a standout at Memphis, where he was a four-year starting cornerback for the Tigers. He wrapped his college career with 12 interceptions, including four he returned for touchdowns.
McCain's 246 interception return yards ranked second all-time in school history.
He also totaled 136 tackles, 15 passes broken up, a forced fumble and three fumbles recovered.
McCain played in the 2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and received an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine.
He and recent Vikings addition Jacobi Francis both attended Memphis but did not overlap.
3. Grew up in Oxford, Alabama
McCain was born and raised in Oxford, Alabama, where he played for Head Coach John Grass at Oxford High School as a defensive back and wide receiver.
He shares an alma mater with a number of other professional athletes, including free agent linebacker Kwon Alexander, Buccaneers linebacker K.J. Britt and Browns linebacker Tae Davis.
McCain joins quarterback Nick Mullens and rookie kicker Will Reichard as Alabama natives on the Vikings roster.
4. Intercepted Brady 3x
It's an elite club to be a part of.
McCain is one of just eight NFL players to intercept future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady three times in regular-season games. He did so twice against the Patriots and once after Brady joined the Buccaneers. No one has ever picked off Brady four times.
McCain has intercepted eight different NFL QBs so far, including Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown when McCown played for the Jets.
5. Multi-sport athlete
McCain also played baseball, which he called his "first love." His favorite players were Roberto Clemente and Andrew McCutchen, and he played centerfield and catcher for Oxford High School before ultimately deciding to focus fully on football.