ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Vikings are signing former Texans CB Jeff Okudah to a one-year deal. Okudah, 26, started one season at Ohio State and earned All-American honors before the Lions used the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 draft on him. He signed a four-year, $33,528,542 rookie contract that included a $21,944,394 signing bonus. The contract included a fifth-year … [Read more...] about Vikings Signing CB Jeff Okudah To One-Year Contract
Veteran DT Jaleel Johnson Announces Retirement
Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, veteran DT Jaleel Johnson announced his retirement from the NFL on his Instagram. Johnson, 30, was a fourth-round pick of the Vikings in 2017 out of Iowa. He played out the final year of his four-year, $3.07 million contract that included a $678,360 signing bonus. Johnson was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time … [Read more...] about Veteran DT Jaleel Johnson Announces Retirement
NFC Notes: Bears, Lions, Vikings Contracts
Bears LSU OL Will Campbell said he had a formal Combine interview with the Bears. (Adam Rank) Campbell will also take a top-30 visit with the Bears. (Ben Devine) Bears LB Amen Ogbongbemiga‘s two-year, $4,970,000 deal includes a $750,000 signing bonus, a guaranteed base salary of $1,700,000 in 2025, and a non-guaranteed salary of $1,500,000 in 2026. He can also earn up to … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Bears, Lions, Vikings Contracts
Vikings Add Two To Coaching Staff Including Former NFL QB Charlie Frye
The Minnesota Vikings announced they have added former NFL QB Charlie Frye and Saints assistant Jordan Traylor to their coaching staff as assistants. Frye will be a defensive assistant, while Traylor will be hired to the same assistant QB coach/assistant OC position that Grant Udinski held before the Jaguars hired him as their offensive coordinator. Frye, 43, was a … [Read more...] about Vikings Add Two To Coaching Staff Including Former NFL QB Charlie Frye
Vikings Sign WR Tim Jones
The Minnesota Vikings announced they have signed former Jaguars WR Tim Jones. Jones, 26, signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Miss in 2021. He originally signed a three-year $2.4 million deal with Jacksonville, but the team waived him with an injury designation, and ultimately released him, in August. He caught back on the practice squad in … [Read more...] about Vikings Sign WR Tim Jones