Despite Mike Hughes still being under contract with the Vikings for next season, the team has a decision to make with its first-round cornerback: Whether to give him a fifth-year option or not.
Minnesota drafted Hughes in the first round of 2018. He has looked promising at times, but his injury history is concerning. He has played in just 24 regular season games in his three-year NFL career.
A little bit about the fifth-year option: A team can elect to add it onto a rookie contract of a first-round pick. The option is fully guaranteed once it’s exercised and the deal itself is partially based on player performance now, per NFL.com. Teams have to decide after the player’s third regular season and before May 3 of the following league year.
So Minnesota has a decision to make over whether Hughes is worth that kind of investment…