Minnesota Vikings Signed A Few Draft Picks

While the current Collective Bargaining Agreement pretty much rids the league of rookie holdouts, I still hate the wait for rookies to sign their first professional contracts. I always hope that the Minnesota Vikings have their rookies signed by the start of the rookie minicamp. That didn’t happen. Again. The seven draft picks and the rest of the rookies and tryout players were on the field for their first professional practice yesterday. While a little late for my liking, the Vikings did start the draft pick signing process.

Signed:

6. Will Reichard, K, Alabama

7. Michael Jurgens, G/C, Wake Forest

7. Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT, Texas A&M-Commerce

The Details:

Will Reichard

Contract: 4 years, $4,190,620, 

Signing bonus: $170,620

Michael Jurgens

Contract: 4 years, $4,128,740

Signing bonus: $108,740

Levi Drake Rodriguez

Contract: 4 years, $4,125,988

Signing bonus: $105,988

The contract numbers are projected by draft slot rather than announced. 

The Vikings continued the draft pick signing today. 

Signed:

4. Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon

The Details:

Contract: 4 years, $4,847,148

Signing bonus: $827,148

The signing of the above four draft picks leaves three to go. 

1. J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

1. Dallas Turner, OLB, Alabama

6. Walter Rouse, OT, Oklahoma

I expect Walter Rouse to sign today or tomorrow. The heavy lifting of the signing process will, of course, be the pair of first round picks, J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner. It’s only a matter of time. The current CBA made certain of that.