Overview
- The Vikings, who disclosed Monday they will pick up Jordan Addison’s option, keep the former first-rounder under contract through the 2027 season with a guaranteed $18 million salary for that year.
- Executive Rob Brzezinski called Addison “a really important player” and said the team was “for sure” exercising the option.
- Addison’s output fell in 2025 to 42 catches, 610 yards and three touchdowns, a decline widely linked to unstable quarterback play.
- He has a history of off-field issues that include a 2023 speeding case, a 2024 DUI-related plea that led to a three-game NFL suspension, and a January trespassing arrest with charges later dropped.
- A fifth-year option is a team tool for first-round picks due by early May, and analysts see this as a lower-cost hedge versus rising No. 2 receiver deals approaching $30 million per year.