After two weeks on the open market, ex-Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield could be closer to finding a new home — or returning to Minnesota.

Winfield will take his first free-agent visit, to the Washington Redskins, on Wednesday, March 27, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Winfield still is considering a return to the Vikings, who cut him March 12, and is in conversation with several other teams, as well.

Negotiations could heat up this week, as teams seek to get their depth charts in order before the draft and Winfield looks to find a new home.

The Vikings, with roughly $5 million in salary cap space, wouldn’t be able to offer the 35-year-old anything close to the $7.25 million he was scheduled to make before being released. But the Redskins also are short on cash, having lost $36 million in cap space over the last two years because of NFL penalties.

The Vikings have been trying to bring Winfield back on a reduced salary since cutting him just before free agency started. He had one of his best seasons in 2012, making 100 tackles, intercepting three passes and providing the sturdy run defense the team has relied on since signing Winfield in 2004.

Coach Leslie Frazier, who has talked with Winfield about returning next season, also praised the cornerback’s role in leading a young secondary.

The Vikings were planning to use Winfield in nickel packages after putting him on the field for 89.6 percent of their defensive snaps in 2012, but Winfield will have to weigh that possibility against offers from other teams.

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