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:- $130,919,264 per year
- $2,517,678 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 | - | - | - | - | - | ($76,000,000) | $31,000,000 | 16.55 |
| Danielle Hunter | DE | $17,750,000 | $12,150,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $2,000,000 | - | ($15,300,000) | $17,750,000 | 9.48 |
| Eric Kendricks | ILB | $12,456,460 | $8,150,000 | $2,100,000 | $176,460 | - | $100,000 | $1,930,000 | - | ($9,990,000) | $12,456,460 | 6.65 |
| Harrison Smith | SS | $10,250,000 | $9,850,000 | - | - | - | $400,000 | - | - | - | $10,250,000 | 5.47 |
| Kyle Rudolph | TE | $9,387,500 | $7,650,000 | $1,450,000 | $187,500 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($4,350,000) | $9,387,500 | 5.01 |
| Patrick Peterson | CB | $8,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $5,900,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $8,000,000 | 4.27 |
| Anthony Barr | OLB | $6,103,822 | $1,000,000 | $4,945,000 | $58,822 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($15,835,000) | $6,103,822 | 3.26 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | DT | $6,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,400,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($15,900,000) | $6,000,000 | 3.20 |
| Adam Thielen | WR | $5,941,165 | $1,100,000 | $1,800,000 | $441,165 | - | $100,000 | $2,500,000 | - | ($16,500,000) | $5,941,165 | 3.17 |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | $5,113,026 | $1,500,000 | $3,101,272 | $411,754 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($13,905,088) | $5,113,026 | 2.73 |
| Michael Pierce | DT | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.67 |
| Garrett Bradbury | C | $3,513,510 | $1,666,170 | $1,847,340 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,612,605) | $3,513,510 | 1.88 |
| C.J. Ham | FB | $3,000,000 | $2,150,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($3,350,000) | $3,000,000 | 1.60 |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | $2,982,455 | $1,206,491 | $1,775,964 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,736,838) | $2,982,455 | 1.59 |
| O' Brian O'Neill | RT | $2,754,207 | $2,433,000 | $321,207 | - | - | - | - | - | ($321,207) | $2,754,207 | 1.47 |
| Stephen Weatherly | DE | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.33 |
| Jeff Gladney | CB | $2,497,961 | $1,109,592 | $1,388,369 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,800,884) | $2,497,961 | 1.33 |
| Christian Darrisaw | T | $2,426,571 | $660,000 | $1,766,571 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,346,140) | $2,426,571 | 1.30 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,508,334) | $1,791,667 | 0.96 |
| Nick Vigil | OLB | $1,734,375 | $1,000,000 | $450,000 | $234,375 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,050,000) | $1,734,375 | 0.93 |
| Xavier Woods | S | $1,720,575 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $220,575 | - | - | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $1,720,575 | 0.92 |
| Irv Smith | TE | $1,581,392 | $1,022,132 | $559,260 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,118,520) | $1,581,392 | 0.84 |
| Ezra Cleveland | LT | $1,258,456 | $861,691 | $396,765 | - | - | - | - | - | ($861,691) | $1,258,456 | 0.67 |
| Rashod Hill | G | $1,127,500 | $2,240,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,377,500) | $1,127,500 | 0.60 |
| Jalyn Holmes | DT | $1,102,851 | $920,000 | $182,851 | - | - | - | - | - | ($182,851) | $1,102,851 | 0.59 |
| Alexander Mattison | RB | $1,055,543 | $850,000 | $205,543 | - | - | - | - | - | ($411,086) | $1,055,543 | 0.56 |
| Cameron Dantzler | CB | $1,042,188 | $818,438 | $223,750 | - | - | - | - | - | ($671,250) | $1,042,188 | 0.56 |
| Dru Samia | G | $1,034,279 | $850,000 | $184,279 | - | - | - | - | - | ($368,561) | $1,034,279 | 0.55 |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $990,260 | $920,000 | $70,260 | - | - | - | - | - | ($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 | - | - | - | - | - | ($137,500) | $987,500 | 0.53 |
| D.J. Wonnum | DE | $967,695 | $780,000 | $187,695 | - | - | - | - | - | ($563,085) | $967,695 | 0.52 |
| James Lynch | DT | $952,749 | $780,000 | $172,749 | - | - | - | - | - | ($518,247) | $952,749 | 0.51 |
| Troy Dye | OLB | $949,645 | $780,000 | $169,645 | - | - | - | - | - | ($508,935) | $949,645 | 0.51 |
| Chad Beebe | WR | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.49 |
| Armon Watts | DT | $892,113 | $850,000 | $42,113 | - | - | - | - | - | ($84,227) | $892,113 | 0.48 |
| Oli Udoh | RT | $891,741 | $850,000 | $41,741 | - | - | - | - | - | ($83,482) | $891,741 | 0.48 |
| Kris Boyd | CB | $877,314 | $850,000 | $27,314 | - | - | - | - | - | ($54,629) | $877,314 | 0.47 |
| Olabisi Johnson | WR | $868,572 | $850,000 | $18,572 | - | - | - | - | - | ($37,144) | $868,572 | 0.46 |
| Harrison Hand | CB | $854,695 | $780,000 | $74,695 | - | - | - | - | - | ($224,085) | $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 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | ($752,800) | $848,200 | 0.45 |
| K.J. Osborn | WR | $846,943 | $780,000 | $66,943 | - | - | - | - | - | ($200,829) | $846,943 | 0.45 |
| Camryn Bynum | CB | $839,453 | $660,000 | $179,453 | - | - | - | - | - | ($717,812) | $839,453 | 0.45 |
| Dan Chisena | WR | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.42 |
| Zack Bailey | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.42 |
| Jordan Brailford | OLB | $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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($35,000) | $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 | - | - | - | - | - | ($318,960) | $739,740 $79,740 | 0.40 |
| Zach Davidson | TE | $735,442 $75,442 | $660,000 | $75,442 | - | - | - | - | - | ($301,768) | $735,442 $75,442 | 0.39 |
| Jaylen Twyman | DT | $703,736 $43,736 | $660,000 | $43,736 | - | - | - | - | - | ($174,944) | $703,736 $43,736 | 0.38 |
| Kenny Willekes | DE | $684,919 $24,919 | $660,000 | $24,919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $684,919 $24,919 | 0.37 |
| Myles Dorn | FS | $665,000 $5,000 | $660,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $665,000 $5,000 | 0.36 |
| Blake Proehl | WR | $665,000 $5,000 | $660,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($115,000) | $665,000 $5,000 | 0.36 |
| Riley Patterson | K | $661,666 $1,666 | $660,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000) | $661,666 $1,666 | 0.35 |
| Rosenberg Zach Von Rosenberg | P | $661,666 $1,666 | $660,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000) | $661,666 $1,666 | 0.35 |
| Jake Bargas | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Turner Bernard | LS | $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 |
| Christian Elliss | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Kyle Hinton | G | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Zeandae Johnson | DT | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Luther Kirk | S | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Myron Mitchell | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| Whop Philyor | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
| A.J. Rose | RB | $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 |
| Wyatt Davis | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Patrick Jones | DE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Kellen Mond | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Janarius Robinson | DE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Chazz Surratt | LB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Roster: | $191,825,885 | $130,919,264 | $50,319,720 | $4,130,651 | - | $1,281,250 | $6,430,000 | - | - | $191,825,885 | 102.43 |
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 (22) | Cap Hit | Position | Basic Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit_2 | Cap Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | $8,466,400 | - | $7,466,400 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | - | $8,466,400 | 4.52 |
Totals:
| Type | Basic Salary | Sign On Bonus | Roster Bonus | Options Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Bonus | Extras | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Contracts | $111,059,264 | $50,082,551 | $4,130,651 | - | $1,281,250 | $6,430,000 | - | $171,965,885 |
| Money | - | $7,466,400 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | $8,466,400 |
| (All) | $130,919,264 | $57,786,120 | $4,130,651 | - | $1,281,250 | $6,430,000 | $1,000,000 | $200,292,285 |
| (w/Top 51) | $111,059,264 | $57,548,951 | $4,130,651 | - | $1,281,250 | $6,430,000 | $1,000,000 | $180,432,285 |
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