Flexibility is the theme of Jonathan Greenard’s contract

The Minneota Vikings have talked a lot about wanting flexibility and that’s what they get wit hJonathan Greenard’s contract.

The Minnesota Vikings made one of the biggest splash moves on the first day of the legal tampering period by signing outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard to a four-year, $76 million deal. Until now, his contract details weren’t known yet to the public.

That has changed, as salary cap website Over The Cap has the details on his contract.

  • 2024: $1.89 million base salary, $16.5 million signing bonus fully guaranteed
  • 2025: $18.39 million base salary, $19 million cash guaranteed
  • 2026: $18.39 million base salary
  • 2027: $18.39 million base salary
  • $510k in per-game roster bonuses and $100k in workout bonuses each year, fully guaranteed in 2024 and 2025
  • Void years in 2028 and 2029

The basis of the contract is flexibility. The contract is lower in year one than in future years (salary cap charge of $5.74 million), where the Vikings have a ton of salary cap room. Having high base salaries in each year paired with the void years will allow general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to move money around at his disposal.

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