Tag: Johnny Mundt

Johnny Mundt contract terms revealed

Details of Johnny Mundt’s contract revealed by the Star Tribune

When the Minnesota Vikings re-signed Johnny Mundt to a one-year contract, the details of the deal were mostly unknown.

The Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling gave a more in-depth look at the terms of the re-signing. According to Goessling, Mundt will earn $2 million this year with a $1.125 million base salary, $85,000 in per-game roster bonuses and $40,000 in workout bonuses. He also has a $750,000 signing bonus and up to $500,000 in performance incentives.

Slightly over the predicted number of $1.5 million, Mundt’s cap hit will be $2 million.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell labeled Mundt “the best tight end three” in the NFL, and the front office rewarded him as such. Since joining the Vikings in 2022, Mundt has been a consistent contributor to the offense behind T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver.

With Hockenson’s return up in the air, the Vikings needed to secure depth in the tight end room. Because of his familiarity with the system and O’Connell, Mundt’s deal was a priority this offseason for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the Vikings brass.

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Report: Vikings give Johnny Mundt $2.5 million salary

$2.5 million isn’t a lot for a tight end who will play significant time.

The Minnesota Vikings announced on Friday afternoon that they signed tight end Johnny Mundt to a one-year contract. It signaled that the Vikings were comfortable having Mundt, Josh Oliver and Nick Muse as the tight ends heading into the 2024 season as T.J. Hockenson heals from his torn ACL.

What also signaled that was the case was Mundt’s salary. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, he will make $2.5 million in 2024. The structure of the deal hasn’t been released yet which could be impactful on the Vikings’ salary cap for 2024.

Bringing Mundt back should have been expected, as head coach Kevin O’Connell called him the “best tight end three in the NFL” this past season. He is capable in the offense and knows it very well. The Vikings have many other needs that paying more for another tight end could be argued as a bad business strategy.

With the signing of Mundt, it likely takes around $1.5 million from the Vikings’ salary cap space.

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Vikings re-sign TE Johnny Mundt

The Vikings bring back the player Kevin O’Connell has called the league’s best number 3 tight end

The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed reserve tight end Johnny Mundt, according to reports from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Mundt, originally an undrafted free agent out of Oregon, spent his first five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, seeing limited action and coming away with only three starts and ten receptions in those five seasons.

Since coming to Minnesota, Mundt has seen a significant increase in his usage, even as the team’s third tight end. Mundt got 12 starts in his first season with the Vikings in 2022, setting a new career high with 19 receptions.

Mundt’s 2023 season was devoid of starts and saw a slight dip in receptions, but Mundt was able to set a new career high in yards with 172. His time and contributions in Minnesota have led head coach Kevin O’Connell to refer to Mundt as “the NFL’s best No. 3 tight end”.

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5 TEs the Colts should target in 2024 free agency

Which TEs should the Colts target in free agency?

The tight end position for the Indianapolis Colts is a bit in flux entering free agency and the 2024 offseason.

Starter Mo Alie-Cox hasn’t proven to be a difference-maker while his run-blocking abilities seem to have plateaued. Kylen Granson is a nice H-back and receiving option to have. Jelani Woods missed the entire season due to a hamstring injury, and Andrew Ogletree’s future with the team is in serious question after being placed on the Comissioner Exempt List.

Rookie Will Mallory showed some upside as a receiver, but he didn’t factor much into the plans for the majority of the season.

Though drafting a tight end may certainly be on the docket for Indy, adding a viable veteran in free agency is an option as well. Finding a true Y tight end who can run block with consistency while adding some upside as a receiver should be the objective.

This position isn’t a major need for the Colts, but it would help the development of young quarterback Anthony Richardson.

We should note that we understand a some of these players won’t even hit the market, but we’re working under the hypothetical scenario that they become available, regardless of how slim the chances are.

Here are five free-agent tight ends the Colts should target in 2024:

Studs and duds from Vikings 30-20 loss vs. Lions

Danielle Hunter and Justin Jefferson highlight the final 2023 season of studs and duds

The Minnesota Vikings season ends on a low note with a 30-20 loss to NFC North division rival Detroit Lions.

The game went about as you could have predicted. The Lions offense was able to have their way against a Vikings defense that couldn’t tackle and continuously busted coverages and made mistakes throughout the game.

On offense, the Vikings were able to move the football consistently through the air and even outgained the Lions by 67 yards. Quarterback Nick Mullens kept the Vikings in the game with 396 passing yards but two late interceptions kept the Vikings from finishing the comeback.

In our final rendition of studs and duds for the 2023 season, these stood out like a sore thumb.

Johnny Mundt scores TD after Najee Thompson recovery

Johnny Mundt scores his first touchdown of the season after a crucial Najee Thompson fumble recovery.

A spark, perhaps?

Johnny Mundt finds his way into the end zone from six yards out for his first touchdown this season, and to get the Minnesota Vikings their first touchdown against the Green Bay Packers tonight.

In a game that has been over since Kirk Cousins blew the Gjallarhorn to start, Minnesota was searching for any kind of spark to work off. They got it with a fumble recovery off a muffed punt from special teams extraordinaire Najee Thompson.

Two plays later, Mundt takes the ball into the end zone to pull the game to 30-10.

The defense has been getting gashed and the offense has been as discombobulated as they have looked since Cousins left in week eight. With all of this turmoil, Thompson is still burning downfield, waiting for an opportunity to give the team a much-needed spark. While it may not mean anything in the result of this game, it is a sign that there is still a bit of fight left in these Vikings, regardless of the score.

Stay tuned to Vikings Wire for more live game updates.

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Analyzing final Vikings injury report vs. Saints

The Vikings are getting healthier heading into the stretch run

The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon with Josh Dobbs getting his first start for the franchise.

Throughout the week, the injury report saw multiple names on it with significant starters in limbo for Sunday’s game.

The final injury report is out and the Vikings injury report is extensive.

Breaking down Jaren Hall’s 8 dropbacks vs. Falcons

Did Hall do enough to keep the starting job once he returns from his concussion? Tyler Forness breaks down the all-22

The Minnesota Vikings looked like they possibly had a success story as a fifth-round pick Jaren Hall. He looked poised and comfortable under center and drove the Vikings down the field.

Unfortunately, Hall suffered a concussion on the second drive and didn’t get a chance to finish the game. It allowed Josh Dobbs to come in and lead the Vikings to their most memorable victory in some time.

It also creates a conundrum for the rest of the season. What do the Vikings do at the quarterback position the rest of the season? Do they stick with Dobbs or truly see what Hall has?

Based on his limited play, that might be worthwhile.

Vikings showcase changed offensive approach in preseason opener

The Vikings will likely play with two tight ends more often. @TheKevinFielder breaks down how the change impacted the preseason opener.

The Minnesota Vikings are undergoing an offensive makeover, but it might not be obvious.

It’s not quite as drastic as the defense’s shift, which goes from a zone-heavy scheme to one that prides itself on playing aggressive man coverage, but it’s one the Vikings are likely hoping provides more stability and consistency to the unit.

This shift began in free agency when the Vikings signed tight end Josh Oliver to a three-year contract. At the time, the move provided some confusion. The Vikings chose to pursue tight end T.J. Hockenson at the trade deadline, offering the offense a reliable secondary pass-catcher to pair with Justin Jefferson, and it seemed like the Vikings had their long-term answer at tight end.

To immediately follow that up with Oliver left the Vikings offense with more questions than answers that could be offered during the off-season.

After just one preseason game, though, it seems we have the answer. Josh Oliver’s signing was never about Hockenson; instead, it was about trying to build an offense that might offer more versatility in the run game.

Zulgad’s four-and-out: Brian O’Neill takes an important step, T.J. Hockenson’s partial participation, and why free agent visits end without signings

As the Minnesota Vikings enter an important stretch in training camp, Judd Zulgad offers updates on Brian O’Neill, T.J. Hockenson and more.

The Vikings began a busy two-week stretch on Sunday in which they will play host to the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals for joint practices and then preseason games.

Other than an exhibition loss on Thursday in Seattle, the Vikings have spent training camp competing against themselves since it opened in late July.

The Titans’ presence on Wednesday and Thursday at TCO Performance Center will change that and will present an opportunity for the teams to go against each other in a more controlled environment than the preseason game between the clubs on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Coach Kevin O’Connell called the next two weeks, “the most important stretch of our training camp,” as his team prepares for their Sept. 10 opener against Tampa Bay.

The Vikings got some good news on Sunday as starting right tackle Brian O’Neill practiced for the first time this summer in full pads. Here’s the update on O’Neill and a few other notes ahead of the Titans’ arrival in Eagan.