Vikings and Thielen agree $ 64 million extension for 4 years

MINNEAPOLIS – Pro Bowl double receiver Adam Thielen has agreed to extend his four-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings, the team said on Friday afternoon.

The details of Thielen's new deal have been revealed in a post on Instagram by Team IFA, the agency that represents the 28-year-old receiver. Thielen is expected to earn $ 64 million with the extension of a contract of up to $ 73 million with incentives. NFL Network reports that Thielen received $ 35 million in guaranteed money.

The Viking front office has followed suit by offering lucrative rewards to the previous ones with lucrative extensions years before the end of their contracts. Thielen, who was still two years old on the four-year extension he signed in March 2017, had surpassed his current contract, which was expected to earn him about $ 8 million in 2019, and will now report an average of $ 16 million. dollars per year.

Thielen is one of eight contracted players in Minnesota through the 2022 season, which also includes Anthony Barr, Stefon Diggs, Everson Griffen, Danielle Hunter, Eric Kendricks, Linval Joseph and Xavier Rhodes.

Thielen's rise to power from a non-recruited academic free agent who joined the Vikings after a rookie try in May 2013 has been well documented. The Pro Bowler has just won two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, scoring a career-high 1,373 yards (fourth franchise history) and 113 receptions (third most important in the history of the franchise). the franchise) and nine touchdowns in 2018.

Last season, the former product of Division II was the first player in NFL history to record eight consecutive games with more than 100 yards to receive to start a season.

According to the NFLPA's Public Wage Ceiling Report, the Vikings have a cap space of just over $ 2 million. Thielen's $ 8.1 million cap in 2019 should be drastically reduced and allow the Vikings to free up space to sign their preliminary class by the end of the month.

This expansion will make Thielen one of the highest paid NFL receivers, tied with Kansas City chiefs have ranked Sammy Watkins sixth among the highest salaries in his position, based on the amount he should receive on average each year.