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Vikings Nearly $33 Million Under Cap

JustInTime
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https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/minnesota-vikings

Plenty of room left to do anything.

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#1 · Mar 14, 10:21 AM
NorseFeathers
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It'll be interesting to see their plan for QB2. Please tell me they've got a plan.

#2 · Mar 14, 10:36 AM
Vanguard83
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Year in and year out - I'm not sure how Rob Brezezinski does it. Ring of Honor

#3 · Mar 14, 10:46 AM
Canthony
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Vanguard83 wrote:
Year in and year out - I'm not sure how Rob Brezezinski does it. Ring of Honor

I am surprised we have been able to keep him over the years.

#4 · Mar 14, 10:48 AM
purplefaithful
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Canthony wrote:

I am surprised we have been able to keep him over the years.

He's gotta be nearing the time he wants to retire...Wonder who the backfill is???

32 years in the NFL and 26 years with the Vikings.

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#5 · Mar 14, 10:57 AM
Canthony
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purplefaithful wrote:

He's gotta be nearing the time he wants to retire...Wonder who the backfill is???

32 years in the NFL and 26 years with the Vikings.

I would guess as of now he would be pretty close. He has been so good for so long, I figured he would have taken a spot at some point.

#6 · Mar 14, 11:02 AM
Vikergirl
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His wiki page says he is known by staff as "Rob Zombie" because he is quiet, calm and measured.

[font=-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]taff as "Rob Zombie" due to being calm, quiet, and measu

edited Mar 14, 2025 11:11 AM

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#7 · Mar 14, 11:10 AM
JustInTime
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#8 · Mar 14, 11:15 AM
NorseFeathers
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Not to be a Debbie Downer or a critic of Brez, but if you click "2026" tab our cap liabilities go up $50M for 2026 and we're $10M over the cap.

I know most of the unused cap space of 2025 rolls over to 2026 but it looks like we're going all in now. I like it.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/minnesota-vikings

#9 · Mar 14, 11:25 AM
Canthony
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NorseFeathers wrote:
Not to be a Debbie Downer or a critic of Brez, but if you click "2026" tab our cap liabilities go up $50M for 2026 and we're $10M over the cap.

I know most of the unused cap space of 2025 rolls over to 2026 but it looks like we're going all in now. I like it.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/minnesota-vikings

The contracts are structured as such this year. I don't see 2026 being a big issue.

#10 · Mar 14, 11:29 AM
MaroonBells
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I'm sure we'll spend quite a bit more, but a little cap space could come in handy in September and October.

#11 · Mar 14, 12:56 PM
Kentis
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Bubba’s contract hasn’t been added yet…  :D

#12 · Mar 14, 1:28 PM
JustInTime
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O’Neil has a cap number north of $26 this year. $23 next year. At some point he gets restructured big time.

edited Mar 15, 2025 1:46 AM

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#13 · Mar 15, 1:46 AM
StickierBuns
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JustInTime wrote:
Plenty of room left to do [b]anything.[/b]
Apparently. Sigh.
#14 · Mar 15, 6:52 AM
Kentis
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Only 61 players on the active roster…

#15 · Mar 15, 11:23 AM
pattersaur
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Maybe we’re saving space so we can trade for Justin Herbert :P

edited Mar 15, 2025 3:58 PM
#16 · Mar 15, 3:57 PM
StickierBuns
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Kentis wrote:
[b]Only 61 players on the active roster…[/b]
Yep, they still need to sign the backend of the roster for some positions. Like I keep saying, not every signing is going to be a starter or earth shattering. Need roster fillers as well.
#17 · Mar 16, 5:23 AM
GO
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pattersaur wrote:
Maybe we’re saving space so we can trade for Justin Herbert :P

Justin grew up a Chargers fan and all the other teams know it, they track that stuff.
He would be an unhappy camper 
If he is traded at this point in his career

#18 · Mar 17, 11:41 AM
purplefaithful
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Godhead wrote:

Justin grew up a Chargers fan and all the other teams know it, they track that stuff.
He would be an unhappy camper 
If he is traded at this point in his career

If I ever need a mid-day nap, I can turn on golf or a Charger game....

Snoozefests...

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#19 · Mar 17, 11:56 AM
StickierBuns
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pattersaur wrote:
Maybe we’re saving space so we can trade for Justin Herbert :P
A Nick Wright special. So Wright used to be an AM sports radio host in Kansas City, that's where he got his start and I used to listen to him on AM 610. As far as sports radio jocks go, he was more intelligent about his topics than most. But now he's part of the TV game on FOX Sports and he knows that this is a ridiculous take. But he said it anyway. Nobody would trade Justin Herbert. KC sports talk radio was red hot when I lived there. Another guy, Kevin Keitzman, was on 810 AM and was also very good.
edited Mar 18, 2025 4:04 AM
#20 · Mar 18, 3:57 AM
JustInTime
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This assumes there’s a player with a big contract or deserves a big contract sitting on a team with corresponding cap room to take the hit or the appetite to move a player deserving a big contract.

CB market just exploded. 

Sauce?

Coltfecta 

Giddy up

edited Mar 18, 2025 8:25 AM

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#21 · Mar 18, 7:42 AM
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