The inevitable has officially been announced.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Danielle Hunter will be skipping mandatory minicamp this week. Hunter wants a new contract and the two sides haven’t been able to come close on a new deal. This will officially make him a holdout.
Teams have been calling the Vikings about Hunter and such news was reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The biggest nugget from that report was that they offered Hunter a “band-aid” resolution to his contract, signaling a raise this year but nothing after that. Considering the history with this organization and Hunter’s contract, that’s not nearly good enough.
Hunter is slated to make only $5.5 million this season with $4.9 million coming in base salary. That’s a pretty paltry number for a top edge rusher in football.
The Vikings are hosting their mandatory minicamp at TCO Performance Center this week on June 13th and 14th.