DENVER – DECEMBER 11: Cornerback Karl Paymah #41 of the Denver Broncos runs on the field during the game against the Baltimore Ravens on December 11, 2005 at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos won 12-10. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

On Friday night at a Twin Cities hotel, after his fifth free-agent visit, cornerback Karl Paymah weighed his options.

The Vikings — most notably player personnel vice president Rick Spielman — did not want Paymah to leave Minnesota without a contract. In the end, Paymah’s Vikings visit dragged on and he missed his flight for Denver, giving him plenty of time to think in his Twin Cities hotel room.

“I tried to weed out everything,” Paymah said Saturday after agreeing to terms with the Vikings onSports

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