A record deal: the Vikings and three-time Pro-Bowl WR Justin Jefferson reached agreement on a four-year, $140 million contract extension that includes $110 million guaranteed and makes him not only the highest-paid WR in NFL history, but the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history, sources tell ESPN.
Jefferson’s deal includes $88.743 million due at signing, the highest non-QB guarantee at signing in NFL history. And it resets the WR market.
WME Football negotiated and confirmed the deal.
@Vikings@KevOC7@PhilMackey@DustBaker Season over. 24 hours after the most devastating event of his career, OUR quarterback doesn’t sit home feeling sorry for himself. No, he attends the Kids Club Trick-Or-Treat Trail in Egan. That’s our QB. #Vikings
Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles yesterday & took it like a G. @KirkCousins8 attempted to scramble after the injury, hopped to the sideline, & cheered his team from the cart. It was a Kobe Bryant like moment. Reminiscent of the legend hitting two free throws after suffering the same injury.
That was legendary. Unfortunately, much like the @lakers the @vikings will have a tough time replacing their leader. What Kirk has become for this team goes above X’s & O’s. He was playing at a super star level even without Justin Jefferson, showing uncommon toughness, & leading a locker room of men back from an 0-3 start. All respect to Cousins, he’d become “Everything” for the Vikings.
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If this is the end for Thielen in Minnesota, his legacy as a top-five WR in #Vikings history will remain for decades.
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