According to Chris Tomasson, the Vikings are expected to release veteran DE Everson Griffen if he doesn’t agree to a restructured contract.
This comes shortly after the news that Anthony Barr has backed out of his deal with the Jets and is expected to get a contract worth around $13 million per year from the Vikings.
Minnesota will need the additional cap room and Griffen has come up as a potential cap casualty this offseason.
Griffen, 30, is a former fourth-round pick of the Vikings back in 2010. Griffen is in the third year of his six-year, $75 million contract that includes $34 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $12,900,000 for the 2019 season.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing will free up $10,543,750 of available cap space while creating $1.2 million in dead money.
In 2018, Griffen appeared in 11 games for the Vikings and recorded 33 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and a pass defense.
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