Breaking down contracts for new Vikings tackles Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers

Two weeks before the Vikings reeled in the top free agent signing in Riley Reiff, General Manager Rick Spielman braced for a frenzied market anticipating NFL demand to far outweigh the supply of veteran offensive tackles.

Spielman wasn't able to close deals to acquire ex-Ravens right tackle Rick Wagner, now with the Lions, or to retain left tackle Matt Kalil, who signed a five-year, $55 million deal in Carolina.

The Vikings' strong free agency push still landed upgrades at tackle while staying committed to a "pay-as-you-go" business principle with the multi-year contracts for Reiff and right tackle Mike Remmers.

Both five-year deals signed by Reiff and Remmers are breakable after two years (2017 and 2018 seasons), during which most of the duo's $36.8 million guaranteed will have been paid.

The Vikings opened the bank for Reiff, 28, with $26.3 million in true guarantees. Both of his base salaries are fully guaranteed ($6.2 million and $9.1 million) for the next two seasons along with an $11 million signing bonus, prorated as $2.2 million cap hits across all five years. Should he not live up to the contract, the Vikings can move on from Reiff in 2019 by eating $6.6 million in dead cap space.

However, Reiff can earn more by playing well.

He can be paid $58.75 million over the five-year deal. The contract has a max value of nearly $60 million with $300,000 salary escalators in 2018-2021 for making the Pro Bowl. He also has a $100,000 workout bonus each offseason.

Reiff's scheduled cap hits for the next five years are $8.5 million, $11.4 million, $11.7 million, $13.2 million and $13.95 million.

Remmers, the 27-year-old right tackle, received a solid deal for his strong development with the Panthers. Only a handful of right tackles have earned more than his $10.5 million in true guarantees on a five-year contract worth up to $30 million.

For the 2017 season, Remmers is fully guaranteed a $1.4 million base salary, a $3 million signing bonus and a $3 million roster bonus, to be paid Wednesday. Rounding out his guaranteed money is next year's $3.1 million locked into a $3.9 million base salary in 2018.

Remmers has another potential $1 million in earnings tied up in $250,000 salary escalators for making the Pro Bowl in 2018-2021. He also has a $100,000 workout bonus each offseason. The final year of the contract, for the 2021 season, is a Vikings team option.

Remmers' scheduled cap hits are $5.1 million, $4.6 million, $6.35 million, $6.7 million and $7.25 million.

If needed, the Vikings can feasibly move on from Remmers after one season, but would incur $5.5 million in dead cap space without creating any room. The dead money drops to $1.8 million after two seasons.

The Vikings sit with roughly $26.5 million in salary cap space after both contracts.