Vikings re-sign veteran offensive lineman Brett Jones

The Vikings are bringing offensive lineman Brett Jones back on a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum ($910,000), a source confirmed.

March 27, 2020 at 1:41AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings are bringing offensive lineman Brett Jones back on a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum ($910,000), a source confirmed.

The Vikings traded with the Giants for Jones before the 2018 season to give themselves another center option with Pat Elflein still recovering from offseason shoulder and ankle surgeries. They have kept Jones for interior line depth since then. He played two games last season, and could compete for a job at guard after the Vikings released Josh Kline.

The 28-year-old Jones, a former Canadian Football League standout, will be entering his fifth NFL season.

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Ben Goessling

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Ben Goessling has covered the Vikings since 2012, first at the Pioneer Press and ESPN before becoming the Minnesota Star Tribune's lead Vikings reporter in 2017. He was named one of the top NFL beat writers by the Pro Football Writers of America in 2024, after honors in the AP Sports Editors and National Headliner Awards contests in 2023.

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