Vikings Sign Fourth-Round LB Troy Dye

The Minnesota Vikings have officially agreed to terms with fourth-round LB Troy Dye on his rookie contract, according to Chris Tomasson. 

The Vikings have now signed three of their 15 draft picks:

Round	Player	Pos.	Status
1	Justin Jefferson	WR	Signed
1	Jeff Gladney	CB
2	Ezra Cleveland	OT
3	Cameron Dantzler	CB
4	D. J. Wonnum	DE
4	James Lynch	DT
4	Troy Dye	LB	Signed
5	Harrison Hand	CB
5	K. J. Osborn	WR
6	Blake Brandel	OT
6	Josh Metellus	S
7	Kenny Willekes	DE
7	Nate Stanley	QB	Signed
7	Brian Cole	OLB
7	Kyle Hinton	C

Dye, 23, was a four-year starter at Oregon and earned three consecutive second-team All-Pac 12 honors. The Vikings selected him with the No. 132 pick in this year’s draft. 

He’s projected to receive a four-year, $3,973,579 rookie contract that includes a $678,579 signing bonus.

During his four-year college career, Dye recorded 391 total tackles, 41.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, five interceptions, 14 pass defenses, one fumble recovery, four forced fumbles, and scored one defensive touchdown.