The Minnesota Vikings received in a single final piece of personnel enterprise earlier than the official begin of the NFL free company negotiating interval on Monday, March 9.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reported within the early morning hours Monday that the crew had come to phrases with linebacker Eric Wilson on a brand new three-year contract.
“The #Vikings and LB Eric Wilson have agreed to phrases on a three-year, $22.5 million cope with $12.5 million totally assured, supply says,” Garafolo wrote on X. “In his second stint in Minnesota, greater than doubles his earlier common per 12 months in a brand new deal executed by @RyanWilliamsA1 of @AthletesFirst.”
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Wilson performed all 17 video games for the Vikings final season, beginning 16 of these. He completed the 12 months with 115 mixed tackles, together with 17 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, a and 4 compelled fumbles.
Professional Soccer Focus ranked Wilson the Forty first-best linebacker out of 88 gamers who noticed sufficient snaps in 2025 to qualify on the place.
Wilson, who will flip 32 years previous early subsequent season, has performed 9 NFL campaigns up to now. He started his profession in Minnesota as an undrafted rookie in 2017. He spent 4 years with the Vikings earlier than splitting the 2021 season between stints with the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers employed Wilson from 2022-24 earlier than he rejoined the Vikings final 12 months on a $2.6 million deal. His profession earnings via 2025 are $14.1 million. The assure alone on Wilson’s newest deal in Minnesota comes near matching what he has banked over practically a decade within the league up up to now.
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