Minnesota Vikings 2021 - Player Salaries
Minnesota Vikings have a total of 86 players in their home squad. Their highest paid player is Kirk Cousins earning $31,000,000 per year.
Minnesota Vikings play in the National Football League, the professional American Football league in the United States, including the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference teams.
The teams total salaries are:- $660,000 per year
- $12,692 per week
Active Squad:
| Active Players (85) | Position | Cap Hit | Basic Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit_2 | Cap Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | QB | $31,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $31,000,000 | 16.55 | |
| Danielle Hunter | DE | $13,370,000 | $7,150,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $3,120,000 | - | $13,370,000 | 7.14 | |
| Eric Kendricks | ILB | $12,456,460 | $8,150,000 | $2,100,000 | $176,460 | - | $100,000 | $1,930,000 | - | $12,456,460 | 6.65 | |
| Harrison Smith | SS | $10,250,000 | $9,850,000 | - | - | - | $400,000 | - | - | - | $10,250,000 | 5.47 |
| Patrick Peterson | CB | $8,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $5,900,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000,000 | 4.27 | |
| Anthony Barr | OLB | $6,103,822 | $1,000,000 | $4,945,000 | $58,822 | - | $100,000 | - | - | $6,103,822 | 3.26 | |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | DT | $6,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,400,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | 3.20 | |
| Adam Thielen | WR | $5,941,165 | $1,100,000 | $1,800,000 | $441,165 | - | $100,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $5,941,165 | 3.17 | |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | $5,113,026 | $1,500,000 | $3,101,272 | $411,754 | - | $100,000 | - | - | $5,113,026 | 2.73 | |
| Michael Pierce | DT | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | 2.67 | |
| Garrett Bradbury | C | $3,513,510 | $1,666,170 | $1,847,340 | - | - | - | - | - | $3,513,510 | 1.88 | |
| C.J. Ham | FB | $3,000,000 | $2,150,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | 1.60 | |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | $2,982,455 | $1,206,491 | $1,775,964 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,982,455 | 1.59 | |
| O' Brian O'Neill | RT | $2,754,207 | $2,433,000 | $321,207 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,754,207 | 1.47 | |
| Bashaud Breeland | CB | $2,727,941 | $1,075,000 | $1,000,000 | $652,941 | - | - | - | - | $2,727,941 | 1.46 | |
| Stephen Weatherly | DE | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,500,000 | 1.33 | |
| Christian Darrisaw | T | $2,426,571 | $660,000 | $1,766,571 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,426,571 | 1.30 | |
| Sheldon Richardson | DT | $2,316,666 | $1,075,000 | $641,667 | $600,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,316,666 | 1.24 | |
| Mason Cole | C | $2,183,000 | $2,151,750 | - | - | - | $31,250 | - | - | - | $2,183,000 | 1.17 |
| Britton Colquitt | P | $1,791,667 | $1,075,000 | $716,667 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,791,667 | 0.96 | |
| Nick Vigil | OLB | $1,734,375 | $1,000,000 | $450,000 | $234,375 | - | $50,000 | - | - | $1,734,375 | 0.93 | |
| Xavier Woods | S | $1,720,575 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $220,575 | - | - | - | - | $1,720,575 | 0.92 | |
| Irv Smith | TE | $1,581,392 | $1,022,132 | $559,260 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,581,392 | 0.84 | |
| Ezra Cleveland | LT | $1,258,456 | $861,691 | $396,765 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,258,456 | 0.67 | |
| Rashod Hill | G | $1,127,500 | $2,240,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,127,500 | 0.60 | |
| Jalyn Holmes | DT | $1,102,851 | $920,000 | $182,851 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,102,851 | 0.59 | |
| Alexander Mattison | RB | $1,055,543 | $850,000 | $205,543 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,055,543 | 0.56 | |
| Cameron Dantzler | CB | $1,042,188 | $818,438 | $223,750 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,042,188 | 0.56 | |
| Dru Samia | G | $1,034,279 | $850,000 | $184,279 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,034,279 | 0.55 | |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $990,260 | $920,000 | $70,260 | - | - | - | - | - | $990,260 | 0.53 | |
| Paola Andrew DePaola | LS | $990,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $990,000 | 0.53 |
| Mackensie Alexander | CB | $987,500 | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $987,500 | 0.53 | |
| Dede Westbrook | WR | $987,500 | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $987,500 | 0.53 | |
| D.J. Wonnum | DE | $967,695 | $780,000 | $187,695 | - | - | - | - | - | $967,695 | 0.52 | |
| James Lynch | DT | $952,749 | $780,000 | $172,749 | - | - | - | - | - | $952,749 | 0.51 | |
| Kellen Mond | QB | $949,712 | $660,000 | $289,712 | - | - | - | - | - | $949,712 | 0.51 | |
| Troy Dye | OLB | $949,645 | $780,000 | $169,645 | - | - | - | - | - | $949,645 | 0.51 | |
| Chad Beebe | WR | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.49 |
| Parry Nickerson | CB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.49 |
| Chazz Surratt | LB | $911,835 | $660,000 | $251,835 | - | - | - | - | - | $911,835 | 0.49 | |
| Armon Watts | DT | $892,113 | $850,000 | $42,113 | - | - | - | - | - | $892,113 | 0.48 | |
| Oli Udoh | RT | $891,741 | $850,000 | $41,741 | - | - | - | - | - | $891,741 | 0.48 | |
| Wyatt Davis | G | $888,053 | $660,000 | $228,053 | - | - | - | - | - | $888,053 | 0.47 | |
| Kris Boyd | CB | $877,314 | $850,000 | $27,314 | - | - | - | - | - | $877,314 | 0.47 | |
| Harrison Hand | CB | $854,695 | $780,000 | $74,695 | - | - | - | - | - | $854,695 | 0.46 | |
| Dakota Dozier | LT | $850,000 | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
| Ameer Abdullah | RB | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
| Tye Smith | CB | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
| Ryan Connelly | ILB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
| 'afa Hercules Mata'afa | LB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
| Kene Nwangwu | RB | $848,200 | $660,000 | $188,200 | - | - | - | - | - | $848,200 | 0.45 | |
| K.J. Osborn | WR | $846,943 $66,943 | $780,000 | $66,943 | - | - | - | - | - | $846,943 $66,943 | 0.45 | |
| Camryn Bynum | CB | $839,453 $179,453 | $660,000 | $179,453 | - | - | - | - | - | $839,453 $179,453 | 0.45 | |
| Janarius Robinson | DE | $826,351 $166,351 | $660,000 | $166,351 | - | - | - | - | - | $826,351 $166,351 | 0.44 | |
| Dan Chisena | WR | $783,333 $3,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | $783,333 $3,333 | 0.42 | |
| Zack Bailey | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Brandon Dillon | TE | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Greg Joseph | K | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 | |
| Blake Lynch | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Dylan Mabin | CB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Josh Metellus | S | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Cameron Smith | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| -Marsete Ihmir Smith-Marsete | WR | $739,740 $79,740 | $660,000 | $79,740 | - | - | - | - | - | $739,740 $79,740 | 0.40 | |
| Zach Davidson | TE | $735,442 $75,442 | $660,000 | $75,442 | - | - | - | - | - | $735,442 $75,442 | 0.39 | |
| Kenny Willekes | DE | $684,919 $24,919 | $660,000 | $24,919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $684,919 $24,919 | 0.37 |
| Christian Elliss | DE | $671,666 $11,666 | $660,000 | $11,666 | - | - | - | - | - | $671,666 $11,666 | 0.36 | |
| Myles Dorn | FS | $665,000 $5,000 | $660,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $665,000 $5,000 | 0.36 | |
| A.J. Rose | RB | $665,000 $5,000 | $660,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $665,000 $5,000 | 0.36 | |
| Zeandae Johnson | DT | $663,333 $3,333 | $660,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | $663,333 $3,333 | 0.35 | |
| Whop Philyor | WR | $663,333 $3,333 | $660,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | $663,333 $3,333 | 0.35 | |
| Myron Mitchell | WR | $661,666 $1,666 | $660,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | $661,666 $1,666 | 0.35 | |
| Jake Bargas | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Tuf Borland | LB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Blake Brandel | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Jake Browning | QB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Cohl Cabral | C | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Danny Etling | QB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Kyle Hinton | G | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Warren Jackson | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Patrick Jones | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 | |
| Luther Kirk | S | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Evin Ksiezarczyk | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Jordan Scott | DT | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Nate Stanley | QB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Shane Zylstra | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Roster: | $185,262,840 | $123,219,672 | $50,150,827 | $5,196,092 | - | $1,181,250 | $7,550,000 | - | - | $185,262,840 | 98.93 | |
Potential Draft Pick Cap
| Player (11) | Cap Hit | Position | Basic Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, #23Christian Darrisaw Round 1, #23 | $2,426,571 | T | $660,000 | $1,766,571 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,426,571 | $2,426,571 |
| 3, #66Kellen Mond Round 3, #66 | $949,712 | QB | $660,000 | $289,712 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $949,712 | $949,712 |
| 3, #78Chazz Surratt Round 3, #78 | $911,835 | LB | $660,000 | $251,835 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $911,835 | $911,835 |
| 3, #86Wyatt Davis Round 3, #86 | $888,053 | G | $660,000 | $228,053 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $888,053 | $888,053 |
| 3, #90Patrick Jones Round 3, #90 | $885,473 | DE | $660,000 | $225,473 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $885,473 | $885,473 |
| 4, #119Kene Nwangwu Round 4, #119 | $848,199 | RB | $660,000 | $188,199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $848,199 | $188,199 |
| 4, #125Camryn Bynum Round 4, #125 | $839,453 | CB | $660,000 | $179,453 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $839,453 | $179,453 |
| 4, #134Janarius Robinson Round 4, #134 | $826,351 | DE | $660,000 | $166,351 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $826,351 | $166,351 |
| 5, #157Ihmir Smith-Marsete Round 5, #157 | $739,740 | WR | $660,000 | $79,740 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $739,740 | $79,740 |
| 5, #168Zach Davidson Round 5, #168 | $735,442 | TE | $660,000 | $75,442 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $735,442 | $75,442 |
| 6, #199Jaylen Twyman Round 6, #199 | $703,736 | DT | $660,000 | $43,736 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $703,736 | $43,736 |
| Draft Pool: | $10,754,565 | $10,754,565 | $6,794,565 |
Released or Traded Players
| Player (25) | Cap Hit | Position | Basic Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit_2 | Cap Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gladney | $5,024,146 | CB | $3,635,777 | $1,388,369 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,024,146 | 2.68 |
| Riley Reiff | $3,200,000 | LT | - | $2,200,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | - | $3,200,000 | 1.71 |
| Dan Bailey | $2,100,000 | K | - | $2,100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,100,000 | 1.12 |
| Kyle Rudolph | $1,450,000 | TE | - | $1,450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,450,000 | 0.77 |
| Shamar Stephen | $1,333,334 | DT | - | $1,333,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,333,334 | 0.71 |
| Mike Hughes | $1,314,088 | CB | - | $1,314,088 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,314,088 | 0.70 |
| Blake Brandel | $123,729 | T | - | $123,729 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $123,729 | 0.07 |
| Josh Metellus | $120,192 | S | - | $120,192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $120,192 | 0.06 |
| Nate Stanley | $58,161 | QB | - | $58,161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $58,161 | 0.03 |
| IIBrian Cole II | $56,619 | S | - | $56,619 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,619 | 0.03 |
| Kyle Hinton | $56,619 | G | - | $56,619 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,619 | 0.03 |
| Austin Cutting | $37,288 | LS | - | $37,288 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $37,288 | 0.02 |
| RosenbergZach Von Rosenberg | $16,666 | P | $15,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,666 | 0.01 |
| Nevelle Clarke | $10,000 | CB | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Myles Dorn | $10,000 | CB | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Brady Aiello | $6,667 | T | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Jake Bargas | $6,667 | TE | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Quartney Davis | $6,667 | WR | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Blake Lynch | $6,667 | LB | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| David Moa | $6,667 | DT | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Jake Lacina | $4,200 | C | - | $4,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,200 | 0.00 |
| -StewartNakia Griffin-Stewart | $3,334 | TE | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Marcus Sayles | $2,500 | CB | - | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,500 | 0.00 |
| Bralon Addison | $1,667 | WR | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
| Tyler Higby | $1,334 | G | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Money: | $14,957,212 | $3,650,777 | $10,306,435 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | - | $14,957,212 | 7.99 | |
Totals:
| Type | Basic Salary | Sign On Bonus | Roster Bonus | Options Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Bonus | Extras | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Contracts | $99,699,672 | $49,524,648 | $5,196,092 | - | $1,181,250 | $7,550,000 | - | $161,742,840 |
| Reserve Money | $1,680,000 | $25,238 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,705,238 |
| /Non-Football Injury Money | $660,000 | $43,736 | - | - | - | - | - | $703,736 |
| Money | $3,650,777 | $10,306,435 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | $14,957,212 |
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