Daily Norseman
According to overthecap, the Vikings currently have 13.1M in cap space for the 2026 season and 46.1M for the 2027 season. In 2027, as of today, the internal unrestricted free agents will be Brian O’Neill, Andrew Van Ginkel, Jordan Mason, Kyler Murray, Jauan Jennings, Blake Brandel, Aaron Jones, Isaiah Rodgers, Ivan Pace Jr, Carson Wentz, Eric Johnson, Johnny Hekker (who?), Ryan Van Demark, Andrew DePaola, and Jay Ward. The restricted free agents will be Jalen Redmond, Bo Richter, Dwight McGlothern, Josh Ross, and Kahlef Hailassie. They have a bunch of EFRAs which may or may not be on the team by next year which could be the case for a couple of the RFAs. These players have void years that could convert to dead money in 2027. Van Ginkel – 8.8M, Hockenson – 7.1M, Cashman – 3.1M, & Mason 2.4M. These players have dead money in 2027. Harrison Smith – 7.6M, Jonathan Allen – 4.67M, and Monkell Goodwine – 6.7M.
I am hoping they get a deal done for O’Neill prior to or right around the start of training camp. His deal will take some out of the 2027 cap. It’s possible (maybe even probable) that they extend Van Ginkel at some point in order to utilize that 8.8M hitting the cap already. They could extend him and when you factor the signing bonus his cap hit in 2027 (void year charges) would and should be a little less.
The new GM has a lot to do but obviously needs to see the season play out no? What are the chances the team will be competitive in 2026 and remain that way going forward? What steps should the take?
Breaking down every NFL team’s offseason spending and most expensive free agent
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-teams-offseason-spending-most-expensive-free-agent/
Mandatory minicamps are wrapping up all around the league, which means it’s time for summer vacation for the NFL at large until training camps ring in the start of a new season at the tail end of July. That means now is a perfect time to assess all 32 NFL teams’ differing levels of spending in free agency this offseason as how the league looks today will probably be close to how it looks come July. It’s also worth spotlighting how many free agents all of the teams were able to reel in with money spent as well as highlighting the player they allocated the most cash toward in the 2026 offseason. Enjoy our spending breakdown for every NFL team this offseason.
