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Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is surrounded by the most offensive talent he's had in his checkered NFL career and has inherited some tricks for understanding coach Kevin O'Connell's scheme.
Despite starting 11 games last season for the Vikings, left guard Dalton Risner didn't attract many offers in free agency. So he returned to Minnesota as a backup.
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson returned to team headquarters for a mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, discussed his record $140 million contract extension and practiced with his new QBs for the first time.
Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson's four-year, $140 million extension averages $35 million per season, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. The agreement wrapped up nearly a year of negotiations on the eve of the team's minicamp this week.
The Star Tribune's Ben Goessling and Andrew Krammer discuss Justin Jefferson's $140 million contract extension and the Vikings' long-term outlook with Jefferson and rookie J.J. McCarthy.
The mandatory minicamp that begins Tuesday will be the closest the Vikings will look to their 2024 form to date, giving everyone from head coach Kevin O'Connell to a group of local reporters plenty to observe on the team's practice fields in Eagan.
Shaq Griffin, who brings man-to-man coverage skills to a team aiming to play more of that, is feeling recovered from back surgery that he said held him back last season.
Ivan Pace Jr., the Vikings' second-year linebacker, is hoping for a big encore to his breakthrough rookie season. He started by getting his old college number back.
Dalton Risner, who started 11 games last season, found common ground with the Vikings on a new deal that adds to Minnesota's offensive line options in 2024.