{"id":799916,"date":"2026-03-08T06:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/799916\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T06:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:59:13","slug":"vikings-work-out-several-restructures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/799916\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Work Out Several Restructures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until recently, the Vikings were on track to be well over the 2026 salary cap. That has produced a number of cost-shedding moves over the course of this week, including several restructures. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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T.J. Hockenson<\/a>\u00a0has agreed to a contract adjustment, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report<\/a>. This move will free up roughly $5MM in cap space. Prior to the restructure, Hockenson was due to carry a cap charge of $21.3MM in 2026, the highest in the league among tight ends.<\/p>\n

The two-time Pro Bowler has struggled to regain his previous form since suffering a major knee injury in 2023. As a result, Hockenson\u2019s cap figure would have been a sore spot had it remained intact. Instead, he will look to rebound in 2026. Hockenson was originally under contract through 2027, but Pelissero notes<\/a> the final year of his deal has been removed through this arrangement. He is now on course for free agency next spring.<\/p>\n

Minnesota has also worked out simple restructures in the case of wideout Justin Jefferson<\/a>\u00a0and left tackle Christian Darrisaw<\/a>, per Pelissero<\/a>. That process consists of converting base salaries into signing bonus to create immediate cap space. Over $27MM in breathing space for 2026 has been generated by those moves. Given their ages and importance to Minnesota\u2019s offense, Jefferson and Darrisaw loomed as obvious candidates for restructures. Their respective deals run through 2028 and \u201929, leaving plenty of time for future adjustments if needed.<\/p>\n

Cornerback\u00a0Byron Murphy<\/a>\u2018s deal has been restructured as well, as detailed by Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune<\/a>. Roughly $11MM in savings have been generated in his case as a result. Murphy remained in place with the Vikings on a three-year, $54MM pact last offseason. His cap charge is now on track to spike in 2027, but there is no danger of a release taking place before then.<\/p>\n

A number of veterans will not be in place for the Vikings once the 2026 season begins. Defensive linemen Javon Hargrave<\/a> and\u00a0Jonathan Allen<\/a>\u00a0as well as running back\u00a0Aaron Jones<\/a>\u00a0will soon become free agents upon being released, while center\u00a0Ryan Kelly<\/a>\u00a0has retired<\/a>. The restructures finalized in recent days are enough for Minnesota to attain cap compliance in time for the start of the new league year, per Over the Cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Until recently, the Vikings were on track to be well over the 2026 salary cap. That has produced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[18452,1508,7,2780,259,9250,3571],"class_list":["post-799916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-byron-murphy","tag-christian-darrisaw","tag-football","tag-justin-jefferson","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-t-j-hockenson","tag-transactions"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116192265575497026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}