Mandatory minicamp is here, which means the position battles are officially in full swing. It's still early, but this is a big week for a few Minnesota Vikings players on the bubble.
"Finally back. Definitely excited to be back," Justin Jefferson said Tuesday at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, one day after he agreed to a four-year, $140 million contract extension.
After spending most of 2023 with the Vikings, offensive lineman Dalton Risner recently re-signed. The Vikings got him for a lot less money than what they'll be paying receiver Justin Jefferson.
Justin Jefferson is the Minnesota Vikings’ unquestioned top wide receiver, and he would remain as such across any team in the NFL. However, Jordan Addison put up strong numbers as a rookie and did so without the superstar active for a matter of weeks.
Arguably one of the most important offseasons in franchise history, the Minnesota Vikings had a trio of key situations to sort through, and watching the dust now settle, it’s hard to suggest they didn’t nail all three.
On Monday, the Minnesota Vikings finally gave wide receiver Justin Jefferson what he wanted in the form of a new four-year, $140 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Over the offseason the Minnesota Vikings needed to figure out how they would handle the departure of Danielle Hunter. The immediate answer was by signing Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel.
The Minnesota Vikings signed wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a four-year, $140 million contract extension on Monday, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
J.J. McCarthy was added as one of the shiny new weapons for the Minnesota Vikings this spring and many hope to learn everything they can about how the fit is going.
Justin Jefferson signed a record-breaking extension with the Vikings Monday, tying him to the franchise until 2028; the same year J.J. McCarthy's standard rookie contract will end.
The Minnesota Vikings and star wide receiver Justin Jefferson agreed to a historic contract extension on Monday.
Momentum has been building toward the Minnesota Vikings rolling with Sam Darnold over J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback for Week 1. But apparently, McCarthy might not even win the backup job.
The starting offensive line for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024-25 seems to be set at left tackle, center, right guard and right tackle, leaving one potential training camp and preseason battle to unfold during training camp.
Here are three reasons to be optimistic about the Vikings in 2024.
Minnesota Vikings superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been the subject of trade talks for months, but fellow first-round pick Christian Darrisaw is also worth monitoring.
For a minute, it looked the starting left guard job was Blake Brandel's to lose, but then the Minnesota Vikings went out and re-signed Dalton Risner on Wednesday, which threw things for a bit of a loop.
The fourth-year lineman is clearly in the NFC North club’s long-term plans.
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