Details of Justin Jefferson's new deal show the Vikings having cap space to work with in 2025
Now that the Minnesota Vikings have signed Justin Jefferson to a four-year contract extension they can throw a party and then head back to work tomorrow and break out the Excel sheets to start figuring out how they are going to continue building the roster into the future.
Jefferson’s cap number does increase to $38.9 million in 2026 but $18 million of that can be created in a restructure, per OTC. While restructures have caused the Vikings long-term cap issues, the adjustments the Vikings could make to Jefferson’s deal in 2026 would fall within the window that the team expects to be competing for a Super Bowl, making the kicks of can down the road more justifiable.
So the Vikings will have some challenges when it comes to Jefferson’s extension but there are levers they can pull that will allow the overall impact to end up being quite a bit less than his $140 million mark would suggest.Next year the Vikings won’t have many players who are hitting free agency. Sam Darnold, Harrison Smith Byron Murphy Jr., Aaron Jones, Harrison Phillips, Shaq Griffin and Cam Bynum are their most notable projected free agents.
Brian O’Neill is set to carry a $26 million cap hit, which can be reduced by a restructure by $8 million per OTC. TJ Hockenson’s deal also opens up for potential restructure to reduce his $15 million cap hit.
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